1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Ruins of lower Nob Hill. Union Trust Building (Market and Montgomery) Shreve Building (Post and Grant) at far left center, top of Whittell Building at center background, cable car tracks on Jones.
Lower Nob Hill
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Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Summit of Nob Hill showing Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel, sightseers
Nob Hill
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Midwinter Fair
Fine Arts Building. One of two buildings not demolished after the fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum.
Golden Gate Park
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Alcatraz from North Point
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from Embarcadero near future Pier 39 showing Belt Line tracks, Alcatraz and Angel Island in background
Fishermans Wharf
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Toland Medical College
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast over earthquake ruins, Toland Medical College and Home For The Inebriate on Stockton between Chestnut and Francisco, Telegraph Hill in background
Fishermans Wharf
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Market near 1st
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Market near 1st ruins, looking to Ferry Building
Financial District
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Market near 4th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from earthquake rubble on Market to Chronicle Building Annex, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Call Building, Kamm Building; sightseers along Market
Downtown / Union Square
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Steiner near Sutter
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to earthquake ruins, St. Dominic's Church damage, Street Kitchens. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake, but before south tower of church was pulled down on May 14, 1906.
Lower Pacific Heights
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Post & Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, View northeast toward ruins of Temple Emanu-El on Sutter Street.
Downtown / Union Square
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View from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of ruins of retail district, Looking southeast from near Jones & Bush. Call and Whittell Buildings at center
Lower Nob Hill
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PPIE
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Palace of Machinery under construction, south entrance
Marina
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Powell & Washington
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Ruins of Nob Hill with Fairmont Hotel on summit, looking south on Powell
Nob Hill
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Piles of earthquake rubble
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Sutro Heights
View south to Ocean Beach from parapet, with statues of 'Prometheus' and 'Femme au Serpent' and planter urn in foreground. (Statues were repainted / whitewashed by mid-1938)
Sutro
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Midwinter Fair
China Day Parade - Dragon. Probably taken on present-day Big Rec ball field in Golden Gate Park.
Golden Gate Park
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View from SF Bay
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, View of city west from ferry boat. Ferry Building, Call Building,Merchant's Exchange, Kohl Building, Fairmont Hotel in background
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PPIE
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Statue of female angel inside Palace of Machinery. Possibly taken during construction when interior served as artists' workshops for other part of fair.
