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1906 Earthquake and Fire, earthquake relief camp. View northeast from Geary street, St. Dominic's Church at left, Temple Sherith Israel at right background. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower of St. Dominic's was pulled down. [5340 Supply depot and refugee camp in Hamilton Square]
Lower Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire Damage, View Union and Leavenworth [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.]
Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west. Ruins of Palace Hotel, sightseers walking up Market St., Call Building on left
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View on 8th St near Market to ruins of old City Hall. Marshall Square and Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in center.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Outdoor cooking, Fell St.] view west on Fell with street kitchens, Sacred Heart Church
Hayes Valley
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell to 1906 earthquake damage, with fire approaching from south of Market, debris in street, men on rooftops and crowds gathering to watch. At left Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, with sign for current attraction, 'Are You A Mason'. At right, awning for Orpheum Theater at 119 O'Farrell. In distance across Market, Call Building, Kamm Building, Bancroft History Building. Sign visible in distance on side of Belvedere Music Hall, 30 O'Farrell, as well as sign for Oberon Concert Hall on tower at Stockton St. corner.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view over North Beach toward Telegraph Hill; from approx. Clay near Taylor. Powell St. RR smokestack at right
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast toward Telegraph Hill from Jones and Pleasant. Image displayed here in reverse, pending correction. See wnp26.960.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest along Embarcadero (then East St) near foot of Clay. Produce District in ruins, many military tents. St. Francis of Assisi church steeples at left, U.S. Restaurant, Telegraph Hill in background.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to Financial District showing ruins and numerous streetcars on Kearny; Columbus Tower under construction
North Beach
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Geary to St. Francis Hotel with north wing under construction, Temporary St. Francis Hotel, Dewey Monument in Union Square after earthquake [Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast to Temporary St. Francis Hotel in Union Square after earthquake, Dewey Monument beyond. [Temporary Hotel St. Francis]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to fire burning downtown.. 15th Street at far right, the future Mint Hill in center. Site of McKinley School at Castro and 14th (with tents and refugees), and German Hospital (later Franklin, CPMC Davies) under construction at center. [Great San Francisco Fire on the Second Day 19th April 1906]
Corona Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on Embarcadero towards Ferry Building. 11 soldiers with dog and tents. Ferry Building with Scaffolding
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across 5th Street to Old U.S. Mint, after 1906 Earthquake and fire. [2087]
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to 1906 Earthquake and Fire damage from near Polk and Olive toward downtown. Fairmont Hotel, St. Francis Hotel, Whittell, Call, Iroquois Apartments and Flood buildings in background, left to right
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire damage, view east from Polk Street [City Hall From Polk St. 29]
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sweeny Panorama, Strawberry Hill, Golden Gate Park, built 1891. Destroyed by 1906 Earthquake. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to 1906 Earthquake Damage and collapsed columns, from City Hall Avenue, near Marshall (City Hall) Square, currently near intersection of Grove and Hyde.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, St. Dominic's Church ruins. View from Pine and Steiner Streets after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower was pulled down.
Lower Pacific Heights