Open SF History Photos

Refugee Tents
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Refugee Tents

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View down rows of tents separated by roadway. Man sits on bench. Washington Square?

North Beach
Stow Lake
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Stow Lake

Golden Gate Park. View from Bridge toward Boathouse, rowboats in water

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south from Arizona Garden, Refugee tents, Affiliated Colleges on Mt. Sutro in background

Golden Gate Park
Jones near Bush
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Jones near Bush

View south down Jones to early morning of earthquake and approaching fire, smoke in the sky, small groups of people gathered to watch fire.

Lower Nob Hill
Jefferson Square
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Jefferson Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Turk near Laguna, 1906 Earthquake Refugee Camp prior to shacks being installed [832]

Lower Pacific Heights
Fourth & Townsend
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Fourth & Townsend

View southeast from 4th across Townsend to road reconstruction, water tank, steam engine, Southern Pacific passenger depot. Southern Pacific office building at left. [855]

South of Market
Unknown location
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Unknown location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, ruins, two soldiers on horses [831]

5th near Market
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5th near Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north in front of Lincoln School Ruins, Flood Building parapet at upper right, Hotel Hamilton ruins background left center, south side of St. Francis Hotel background right center, men waiting in line behind wagon [829]

South of Market
South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on South Van Ness (then Howard) from near 17th. Drunken Houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th

Mission
3rd & Market
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3rd & Market

View east to men sitting on bell-shaped Knights Templar decoration above intersection, cable cars in street. Chronicle Building, Crocker Building at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Sacramento near Steiner
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Sacramento near Steiner

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Large Group in street, stove, woman in fur stole

Pacific Heights
Refugee Camp
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Refugee Camp

1906 Earthquake and Fire, early view of the Jefferson Square camp before camp cottages were erected. Makeshift kitchens

Western Addition
Sacramento near Steiner
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Sacramento near Steiner

View east up Sacramento, Lane Hospital / Cooper Medical College, which became Stanford University Hospital and Pacific Medical Center (buildings demolished 1974) on left.

Pacific Heights
Haight near Scott
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Haight near Scott

View west up Haight to Auto Wreck on Labor day

Lower Haight
Chestnut & Culebra Terrace
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Chestnut & Culebra Terrace

Street Grading with mule team, Fontana Warehouse, Black Point in background

Russian Hill
Presidio
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Presidio

Elevated view of Letterman Hospital looking northwest to Golden Gate, Fort Point, Marin Headlands. PPIE pavilions and Avenue of the Nations at right.

Presidio
Presidio
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Presidio

View west from Russian Hill. Letterman Hospital complex at center, Montgomery Street barracks at upper center, Fort Winfield Scott barracks at top.

Russian Hill
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Crowds on Avenue of Progress, view north

Marina
Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach

Three people on the beach. Dolce Far Niente balcony and observatory at Sutro Heights in background

Sutro Heights
Buffalo Bill Encampment
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Buffalo Bill Encampment

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show encampment in Richmond District, on site of Bay District Racetrack, Lone Mountain in background with cross on top. Men and boys wander through the camp; what appears to be two Native American women are at center left.

Richmond Inner