1906 Earthquake

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Green & Powell
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Green & Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, view northeast from Green & Powell to Telegraph Hill, Powell streetcar tracks. Washington Square at left. Grahame Hardy collection.

Russian Hill
Powell & Pacific
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Powell & Pacific

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Looking northeast from Powell & Pacific, Telegraph Hill, Surviving buildings at Union and Montgomery

Russian Hill
Chestnut & Jones
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Chestnut & Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Russian Hill in distance, looking Southeast

Russian Hill
Market & Sansome
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Market & Sansome

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across Market down Sansome to earthquake ruins, Mills Bldg. on far left, Merchants Exchange center left, sign on remaining 1st floor of ruined larger building at NW corner of Sansome & Sutter says 'London Paris and American Bank will occupy this location', temporary shacks for vendors. Ruins of First National Bank in distance, center, at Sansome & Bush.

Financial District
Kearny north from Bush
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Kearny north from Bush

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Kearny St, looking north from Bush, Old Chronicle and Post Bldg, Kohl Bldg, Hall of Justice in background

Financial District
Montgomery & Pine
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Montgomery & Pine

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, View southeast to men standing around steam donkey and tent. Sign on boiler says 'Safes recovered, opened and hauled away. Orders taken here.' Mills Building in background.

Financial District
Sansome & Bush
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Sansome & Bush

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, First National Bank building (first and part of second story remaining), Merchants Exchange Bldg, NW corner of Sansome & Bush looking NW, Grahame Hardy collection

Financial District
St. Boniface Church
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St. Boniface Church

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, St Boniface Church Golden Gate between Jones and Leavenworth

Tenderloin
St. Francis Assisi Church
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St. Francis Assisi Church

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, St Francis of Assisi Church in ruins on Vallejo at (now) Columbus, new buildings under construction on right. Grahame Hardy collection,

North Beach
Hall of Justice
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Hall of Justice

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Hall of Justice from Portsmouth Square, [Serial 52]

Chinatown
Fulton near Larkin
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Fulton near Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Fulton to damaged Old City Hall. During fire, buildings shown eventually burned. Fulton House on corner. [City Hall Result of Earthquake View from Fulton Street]

Civic Center
View from Corona Heights
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View from Corona Heights

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake & Fire. View northeast past site of McKinley Elementary School, German Hospital (later Franklin, and CPMC Davies) under construction, the future Mint Hill in center. Fire burning from South of Market to the Financial District, 4pm [copies of this same shot with differing dates and times exist].[San Francisco Fire on the 18th at 4 p.m.]

Corona Heights
Kearny & Market
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Kearny & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northwest, Flannery Building, Shreve Building, at right Pacific States Telegraph Building, Lotta's fountain.

Downtown / Union Square
City Hall along Larkin
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City Hall along Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall from around Polk and Grove Streets, looking NE

Civic Center
Palace Hotel
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Palace Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Palace Hotel, New Montgomery and Market Streets

South of Market
Church of the Advent
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Church of the Advent

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across 11th to Episcopalian Church of the Advent at 11th and Market Street after earthquake and before fire. Two men posed in front. [Episcopalian Church 11th and Market St after the earthquake]

South of Market
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [JB Moller 28 Photo Childrens House at Playground G Gate Park] Earthquake damaged Sharon Building at Children's Playground

Golden Gate Park
Mission & 7th
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Mission & 7th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sidewalk and streetcar tracks in street buckled in front of U.S. main Post Office building [Result of earthquake in front of Post Office]

South of Market
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [View of ruins on Russian hill from Fairmount Hotel JB Moller 41 Photo] Looking north along Mason St. Burned cable car barn and smokestack at corner of Washington and Mason.

Nob Hill
Dolores near 16th
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Dolores near 16th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast of burned portion of Mission District and South of Market, with ruins of Notre Dame School and Convent. At upper left, Nob Hill, Fairmont Hotel, ruins of City Hall. In distance, Yerba Buena Island and East Bay Hills. Some rebuilding underway. .Same image as wnp15.967.[ View of ruins from Dolores and 17th St / Notre Dame Convent in foreground JB Moller Photo]

Mission Dolores