1906 Earthquake

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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
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
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
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
Larkin near Fulton
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Larkin near Fulton

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south down Larkin to fire approaching damaged City Hall, columns collapsed onto street. Fulton House on Fulton St. corner at right.

Civic Center
Divisadero near North Point
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Divisadero near North Point

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, view northeast from Cow Hollow District, Russian Hill burning, refugees setting up tents, San Francisco Gas Works in distance center.

Marina
Market & Battery
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Market & Battery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, view northeast to Donahue Monument and Ferry Building - Expert Safe and Vault Opening. Temporary shacks [No. 28-A Market and Battery Sts.]

Financial District
Jefferson Square
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Jefferson Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, mothers, children and infants in refugee camp

Cathedral Hill
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Refugee camp in front of Garfield Statue

Golden Gate Park
Market near Taylor
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Market near Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north toward Nob Hill from Market Street near Taylor. Ruins of Hotel Netherland, 18 Turk between Mason and Taylor, which opened April 4, 1903, at right. Temporary structure for builder Isaac Penny, 412 O'Farrell, at Taylor, very small with white roof, at center.

Tenderloin
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, People gathered around a small stove in the street. [Cooking On The Street No. 32]

National Guard troops
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National Guard troops

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Western Photographic Co. 52]1906 Earthquake, Co. A, 5th Infantry, National Guard, California, group portrait, posing with mascot puppy

5th near Market
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5th near Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [5th St. Western Photographic Co. 34] After 1906 Earthquake, view west across 5th St. to overloaded streetcar. A corner of the Old Mint at middle left and the intact California Casket Company building (965 Mission, Albert Pissis, Architect, extant 2020) behind it.

South of Market
Jefferson Square
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Jefferson Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [First Barber Shop, Western Photographic Co. 46] 1906 Earthquake, barbershop

Cathedral Hill
Sacramento near Grant
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Sacramento near Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [65 Sing Fat & Co. $700,000 store Chinatown; Western Photographic Co. L.A., Cal.]View west on Sacramento below Grant to 1906 Earthquake and fire ruins of Sing Fat & Co. in Chinatown. Fairmont Hotel in background right. Old St. Mary's in background left.

Chinatown
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down center of Market, City Hall ruins in background right; workmen repairing streetcar tracks and roadway, woman laughing. Far background, Grant Building, Twin Peaks, Admission Day Monument [Scene on Market St. Western Photographic Co. 45]

Downtown / Union Square