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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from center of California Street to Grace Church, Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's Church in distance. At right, San Francisco Savings Union, six story bank building at corner of California and Spring (then known as Webb). Smaller building to its right is German Savings & Loan Society. Many pedestrians sightseeing in street, men in chairs with small tent.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Pioneer Bldg. Western Photographic Co. 15] View southwest after 1906 Earthquake to ruins of California Pioneer Building at Pioneer Place and 4th Street; Rear of California Academy of Sciences building at right. Loaded wagons
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Montgomery to demolition of the Safe Deposit Building. Security Savings Bank, Mills Building , Crocker Building, Palace Hotel in distance. [Wrecking the Safe Deposit Bldg. 83 Western Photographic Co.]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west along south side of Market St. to ruins of Grand and Palace Hotels, Monadnock and Call Buildings beyond. Four well-dressed men posing. [Grand and Palace Hotels. Western Photographic Co. 43]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to 1906 Earthquake and Fire ruins, [Ruins of Chinatown, Western Photographic Co. 74] 1906 Earthquake ruins near Sacramento & Grant. Chinatown ruins; Hall of Justice in background. Duplicate of wnp15.555
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ellis St. Western Photographic Co. 1] 1906 Earthquake; View east from Ellis Street near Mason; looking at Call, Mutual Savings & Chronicle Buildings
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Western Photographic Co. 19 View from Nob Hill] 1906 Earthquake; Looking southeast to Call Building and Retail district
Lower Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Twin Peaks view looking down Market, showing burned area, horses grazing on slopes
Clarendon Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire. View southeast across Market to Call Building on fire in distance. California Academy of Sciences, Emporium, Red Front Store. Armed soldiers. [April 18, 1906 Emporium on Fire] (T.E. Hecht copy TEH)
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast to dedication of California Volunteers memorial. A sailor and a soldier hold the flag over the statue. Statue later moved to Market & Dolores. In the distance on the right, the Majestic Theater ruins (on Market near 9th,) the Grant Building, the Flood and Call Buildings. From the left, the Flood Mansion, Fairmont Hotel, City Hall ruins, St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church tower. Bank of Greater San Francisco, E. Graney Horseshoer.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view west to 16th and Dolores, Mission Dolores, cemetery, earthquake-damaged Gothic Revival church, Corona Heights and Buena Vista Park in background [Mission Dolores April 1906 #906] (T.E. Hecht copy TEH906)
Mission Dolores
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east to Cow Hollow toward Russian Hill. Lombard Street cuts through north of the summit. The home with the Mansard roof on the left, 2426 (later 2466) Filbert, belonged to Louis Schultz, demolished 1948. Street Kitchens are visible in the distance down Filbert.
Cow Hollow
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park, showing earthquake damage to east wall. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. It was repaired and later demolished in 1929.
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north to 1906 Earthquake, City Hall Ruins, hand colored
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, City Hall ruins, close up of columns; hand colored
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Entrance to Renaissance, Franklin St.] with man posing amid debris and rubble.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast from Franklin towards ruins of St. Ignatius Church and College. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall. [St. Ignatius Church & College]
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest to Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building in distance left; Neller & Schermer Co. Wine Merchants 409 Sansome in center. Montgomery Block center right, Brown & Power stationers 418 Sansome.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire ['The Rennaisance' Franklin & Fell St.] Ruins of apartment buidling with man walking in front.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Battery & Sacramento; see wnp27.2888
Financial District