Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1906 fire. Looking west, St. Francis reflecting flames, Dewey Monument
Downtown / Union Square1906 Earthquake
Contains: photos
Dolores & 18th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to large crowd of refugees in Dolores Park (then Mission Park) in early days after the catastrophe, with scattered tents and belongings.
Mission Dolores
Eddy near Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east down Eddy to ruins of Poodle Dog, Flood Building, Emporium, Tivoli Opera House
Tenderloin
Clay & Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Chinatown, Hall of Justice, Looking East
Chinatown
Jefferson Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Camping after the fire
Cathedral Hill
Clay near Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Above Stockton, looking East over Chinatown
Chinatown
Polk & Golden Gate
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of City Hall and Hall of Records.
Civic Center
Washington & Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Nob Hill, looking East after fire
Nob Hill
Eddy & Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View across Eddy to northeast corner, Poodle Dog ruins after fire, Flood Bldg in background
Tenderloin
8th & Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to City Hall ruins and Lick Pioneer monument. Builders Supply Depot, Moise-Klinkner Co. in distance left. At right, rebuilt Central Theatre.
South of Market
North Beach Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east from Union & Leavenworth Sts. after earthquake & fire [One of the Sights Which Beggars Description--Telegraph Hill Looking East from Union and Leavenworth Streets--San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Disaster of April 18, 1906.] Long description of time of earthquake on back.
Russian Hill
Union near Pierce
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Union between Pierce & Steiner Earthquake damaged tracks and cracks in Union St. Street kitchens in distance. [8201 Union Street, rent by the great earthquake--San Francisco, Cal.] Information on back. Cropped version of image at wnp27.4648.
Cow Hollow
Union near Pierce
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Union between Pierce & Steiner. Soldier with rifle standing on broken street and tracks after earthquake. Chinn-Beretta Optical sign painted on fence. At left, St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church (1891). [8224 Union Street, sunk by the great earth convulsion which destroyed the city, San Francisco, Cal.] Information on back.
Cow Hollow
Telegraph Hill ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from roof of Appraisers Building. [Up Telegraph Hill in the Wake of Earthquake and Fire--San Francisco Disaster of April 18, 1906] Information on back.
North Beach
Herman & Buchanan
1906 Earthquake and Fire, During earthquake and fire, City Hall [The Doomed City, San Francisco in Flames.]
Mint Hill
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from Union Square to fenced off area with men eating, ruins on Post St. of Pacific Union Club. "For men working only" sign; boy standing in foreground [8287 Tables with five cent meals for men who are cleaning away ruins to rebuild San Francisco, Cal.U-91735]
Downtown / Union Square
Earthquake street shelter
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Makeshift shelter after earthquake [Pathetic scene in the ruined city--Refugees' provisional quarters in streets...l.] Duplicate of wnp24.242a.jpg
City Hall
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugees in shelter, probably on Market between 7th and 8th. [8198 Dwellings of the homeless--shelter built of wreckage near ruined City Hall]
South of Market
Telegraph Hill view
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to two men looking down hill after earthquake and fire [16898. The Destroyed City from Telegraph Hill. Great Earthquake, San Francisco.] Taken from near Vallejo and Kearny. Montgomery Block, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange Building in background
North Beach
View From Telegraph Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to man posing with earthquake ruins and skyline behind, from left, Chronicle Annex, Call and Mutual Savings Bank Buildings, Whittell Building, Hall of Justice, Old St. Mary's, Grace Church. Sentinel /Columbus Tower under construction. From about Montgomery and Montague. [8284-From Telegraph Hill S.W. over the great ruined business section, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91721]
Telegraph Hill