Contains: photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Close up showing earthquake damage to main entry. Bush & Steiner streets. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake, but before south tower of church was pulled down on May 14, 1906, toppling main entry cross.
Lower Pacific Heights
1906 earthquake and fire, group in horse-drawn buggy in front of ruins of supposedly fireproof 9-story Linda Vista Apartments on the southeast corner of Turk and Jones. Ruins of Siminoff Building on the north side of Golden Gate near Taylor in the background (bent metal framing)
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across intersection to the Poodle Dog Restaurant in ruins (when later rebuilt, it was reduced to 3 floors from 5). In the 1980s it was torn down to become the Ramada Inn. Flood Building at right, Hotel Hamilton at left.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Location unknown. Earthquake and Fire Damage.
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire Damage. [Miles Bros #105]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Post Office, Now Ninth Circuit Court of appeals. Sidewalk stretched because ground sank 6 feet. Built on a bog. Built appropriate for its site.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Lick Baths, on 10th Street between Mission and Howard. [Miles Bros. #73]
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Geary between Webster & Fillmore. People posed in the street with stoves and street kitchens, cable car tracks in the street. Ruins of Temple Beth Israel in the background. This is fairly soon after the earthquake, initially cooking was required as far as possible from buildings. Later street kitchens were allowed to move to the sidewalk. (JF) This area completely demolished in redevelopment.
Japantown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of Church of the Advent on 11th Street, people posed on rubble.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market to ruins of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building after the earthquake and fire. Its replacement opened on the same site in June, 1910. [Miles Bros. #127]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to S. Van Ness (then Howard) from burned out block on Capp. Houses were built on top of Mission Creek. None of these houses survived.
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east toward Hall of Justice from Grant Ave
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Capp Street near 17th, Buckled and subsided sidewalks, large burned area. Temporary tracks laid by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris. [Miles Bros. #109]
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Duplicate of wnp37.01448. Elevated view north on Steiner from Sutter Street. Crowd likely gathering for demolition of south tower of St. Dominic's Church on May 14, 1906. See wnp.37.00126 for photo on same day but after tower demolition. [Miles Bros #14]
Lower Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to downtown. [Great San Francisco Fire on the Second Day, 19th April 1906]. Site of McKinley School at Castro and 14th, and German Hospital (later Franklin, CPMC Davies) under construction at center. the future Mint Hill at center.
Corona Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire. Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park, damaged by 1906 earthquake. [Music Stand after the Shock Lipman Foto 17]
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Opening Safes on Sutter Street. [Miles Bros 77] View east to ruins of Nathan-Dohrmann & Co. store with street clock in front, a very large retail store at 122-132 Sutter. 11 men surround multiple safes. Mills Building visible at left.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to ruins of City Hall after 1906 earthquake [#10] From Market Street. St. Boniface Church ruins in background right.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Around 4:00 pm. View southeast from Russian Hill, Appraisers Building, Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building), Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange [San Francisco In Flames. Copyrighted 1906 by A.L. Murat S.F. Cal.]
Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, the future Mint Hill. Refugees, Protestant Orphan Asylum, School House, City Hall and view northeast at fire after 1906 earthquake. [The Last of the San Francisco Fire. J B Moller Photo 53]
Mint Hill