1906 Earthquake

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Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Unknown location (likely Mission District), bicyclist passing collapsing building with smoke in air. Posters for "The Show Girl" at the Tivoli, "Are You a Mason" at the Alcazar, "Babes in Toyland" at the Columbia on fence.

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Unknown location; collapsed building with smoke in background

Bush near Steiner
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Bush near Steiner

1906 Earthquake and Fire, St. Dominic's Church damage from earthquake. View west on Bush across Steiner, street kitchen on Bush. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower was pulled down.

Lower Pacific Heights
Market near Grant
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Market near Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east down Market Street toward 3rd. Sightseers. From left Mutual Savings Bank, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Call Building, Call Annex, Kamm Building.

Downtown / Union Square
Valencia near 18th
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Valencia near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Valencia; bracing cable car tracks. View southeast, new building being built, church in background.

Mission
Mission & 7th
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Mission & 7th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Mission and 7th; view east. Main post office on left, sightseers

South of Market
Mission & 7th
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Mission & 7th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Mission and 7th; post office on left, sightseers; buckled street and tracks; looking east

South of Market
Valencia near 18th
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Valencia near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North, Earthquake damage on Valencia; bracing cable car tracks. Broken sewer line in street exposed, temporary sewer line built alongside; new construction in background.

Mission
Valencia & 19th
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Valencia & 19th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage on Valencia, near Duboce, looking south with dog and man in street

Mission
Valencia near 18th
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Valencia near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view north to earthquake damage on Valencia, people looking at street work. Temporary sewer line on east side of street, sewer repair in center of street, cable car lines braced with wooden beams.

Mission
Valencia near 18th
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Valencia near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Valencia, looking north, women looking at street work. Probably near 18th. City Hall dome in background right.

Mission Dolores
Valencia near 18th
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Valencia near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across Valencia between 18th and 19th past collapsed cable car line, temporary sewer line, building under construction.

Mission
Valencia near 18th
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Valencia near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Valencia Street between 18th and 19th Streets. Boy poses in front of braced cable car tracks, temporary sewer line and construction of new building. Church in distance.

Mission Dolores
Market Street at Front
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Market Street at Front

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north across Market up Front St. to sightseers on Market Street

Financial District
Mission District
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Mission District

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Mission District, showing ruins and fire line; looking to eastern extent of fire; Potrero Hill in background

Mission District
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Mission District

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Mission; looking west to Dolores Heights and Twin Peaks

Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sweeny Observatory ruins on Strawberry Hill. It was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)

Golden Gate Park
Pine & Pierce
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Pine & Pierce

1906 Earthquake and Fire, St. Dominic's Church outdoor services after 1906 earthquake.

Lower Pacific Heights
North Point & Grant
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North Point & Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to ruins of Globe Mills (Chestnut and Montgomery) at left, Telegraph Hill in background.

Fishermans Wharf
Montgomery near Sutter
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Montgomery near Sutter

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Montgomery to east side of street. Union Trust Building in center (with debris chute down side of building), ruins of the Palace Hotel in the distance. Reconstruction inside first floor ruins of former three story Central Trust Company building at southeast corner of Sutter & Montgomery. Collection of Grahame Hardy

Downtown / Union Square