1906 Earthquake

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Grace Church ruins
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Grace Church ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 126. Ruins of the Grace Church.] View south on California near Stockton.

Chinatown
California near Powell
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California near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast down California from Nob Hill grounds of Mark Hopkins Insitute of Art. Crowd gathered at Powell intersection to watch. Fairmont Hotel, Stanford stable at left, Old St. Mary's in distance, Stanford Mansion at right. Fire approaching. #507

Nob Hill
Mission & 1st
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Mission & 1st

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest from corner to west side of First. Buildings collapsed from quake. Michael O'Brien Mill Machinery, 140-44 First at Minna #508

South of Market
Downtown Ruins
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Downtown Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Post-fire. [No. 33. South from Telegraph Hill.] Corner of Montgomery & Broadway at left.

North Beach
Market near Fremont
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Market near Fremont

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market toward south side of Market at Fremont. Liquor wholesalers building burning

Financial District
California near Leidesdorff
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California near Leidesdorff

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on California toward Sansome. Pumper truck in middle of California., Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (corner of Sansome) in flames.

Financial District
California near Leidesdorff
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California near Leidesdorff

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on California toward Sansome. Pumper truck in middle of California., Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (corner of Sansome) in flames at right. Friedlander building at left.

Financial District
Market & 5th
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Market & 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to buildings on south side of Market, Windsor Hotel 905 Market on corner, crowds and people carrying belongings. Just after 1906 earthquake? [no. 11]

Downtown / Union Square
Market & 5th
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Market & 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market Street. Call Building on fire after 1906 earthquake. Crowds watching across street from Emporium department store. [No. 3]

Downtown / Union Square
Old Mint
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Old Mint

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across 5th and Mission intersection to [U.S. Mint unhurt after 1906 earthquake], streetcar on 5th street.

South of Market
View of 1906 Fire
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View of 1906 Fire

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View downhill towards billowing smoke. Possibly Van Ness Ave

Palace Hotel Burning
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Palace Hotel Burning

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Burning on April 18, 1906. View southwest across Market to New Montgomery intersection and Palace Hotel, with Grand Hotel at left. Same original image as wnp37.01186. [E.F. Ford, Palace Hotel, Copyright 1906, 'Sunday July 6, 1906, With best wishes from Jack, wife and little daughter, J. Edwards']

Financial District
View of 1906 Fire
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View of 1906 Fire

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Alamo Square, after earthquake. Smoke in distance, lots of people sitting on lawn, refugee wagons on Fulton Street..

Alamo Square
Fulton near Larkin
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Fulton near Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Fulton to Old City Hall in ruins, after earthquake and before the fire. People congregate on sidewalks. Taken from site of present City Hall Plaza.

Civic Center
City Hall ruins
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City Hall ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to City Hall in ruins

Civic Center
Nob Hill ruins
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Nob Hill ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Earthquake ruins of Nob Hill from Geary near Mason, Fairmont Hotel in background. Same image as wnp27.1382., slightly different cropping.

Lower Nob Hill
O'Farrell near Stockton
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O'Farrell near Stockton

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from O'Farrell near Stockton St to Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Monadnock Building, and Chronicle Annex.

Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sharon Building damaged by 1906 earthquake. Carousel at left

Golden Gate Park
Downtown 1906 Ruins
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Downtown 1906 Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Unidentified ruins

Chinatown ruins
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Chinatown ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ruins of Chinatown]

Chinatown