Open SF History Photos

Refugees at Big Rec
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Refugees at Big Rec

1906 Earthquake Refugee encampment Big Rec (Recreation Grounds) in Golden Gate Park, rows of tents with residents

Golden Gate Park
Powell & Sacramento
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Powell & Sacramento

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Financial District burning. Merchants Exchange at right center, Mills Building on right. Probably taken from Fairmont Hotel

Nob Hill
Palace Hotel
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Palace Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Ruins of Palace Hotel, Call Building in background

South of Market
Kearny & Market
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Kearny & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Lotta's Fountain looking north

Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery near Sutter
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Montgomery near Sutter

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Montgomery Street looking north to Mills Building, Kohl Building (with flag). Telegraph Hill in distance. Safes at left. Debris in street indicates taken close in time to disaster. Bekins Van and Storage signs.

Downtown / Union Square
Hamilton Square
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Hamilton Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Hamilton Square refugee camp, refugees in line, looking northeast. Sherith Israel synagogue in background left

Lower Pacific Heights
Japanese Tea Garden
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Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park, Drum bridge, pond and tea house in the Japanese Tea Garden (Drum bridge in this location from 1895-1910)

Golden Gate Park
Grove near Franklin
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Grove near Franklin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of St. Ignatius College and church [St. Ignatius]

Civic Center
Market Street from Ferry Buildng
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Market Street from Ferry Buildng

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Elevated view from foot of Market Street looking west to line of street cars and new construction. Merchants Exchange Building faintly in distance right.

Financial District
Presidio of San Francisco
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Presidio of San Francisco

Washington Blvd in Presidio. Officer on horseback along wooded road

Presidio
Hayes near Van Ness
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Hayes near Van Ness

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [108. St. Ignatius Church. S.F. Rhea.] View northwest to ruins of St. Ignatius Church and College. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall.

Civic Center
1906 Earthquake Refugees
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1906 Earthquake Refugees

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee wagon being pulled up hill by two men, with woman riding in wagon

Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Rustic shelter near 4th and Fulton

Golden Gate Park
Post & Kearny
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Post & Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest over ruins, Whittell Building in background right. [#113. Post - Kearny Sts. S.F. Rhea]

Downtown / Union Square
Mint Hill
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Mint Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Mint Hill refugee camp, Buchanan, Hermann, and Market looking west

Mint Hill
Music Concourse
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Music Concourse

Spreckels Temple of Music; Band Stand in Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park
Post near Kearny
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Post near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Post between Grant & Kearny. View looking east on Post Street to the dynamiting of the ruins of the Masonic Temple center left, Union Trust building beyond, West side of Crocker Building at right. Duplicate of wnp37.00483

Downtown / Union Square
Ruins from Nob Hill
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Ruins from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south above Pine between Taylor and Jones Streets. 1st Congregational Church and Flood Building at extreme left.

Nob Hill
Kearny near Bush
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Kearny near Bush

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, View south down Kearny to Chronicle Building, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank

Downtown / Union Square
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from about Jones and Clay, Looking northeast towards Telegraph Hill. Earthquake and fire, ruins of North Beach, St. Francis of Assisi Church; woman in hat in foreground

Nob Hill