1906 Earthquake

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Fairmont Hotel
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Fairmont Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, California and Mason, Fairmont Hotel reconstruction

Nob Hill
Kearny near Post
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Kearny near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view South on Kearny near Sutter toward Call Building in flames, fire burning. Raphael's at Maiden Lane corner, M.A. Gunst opposite. Street clock reads 10:40. 700 Market Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building. (hand colored version of differently cropped image at wnp27.0398)

Downtown / Union Square
Stanford University
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Stanford University

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Stanford Gymnasium

Outside SF
3rd & Market
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3rd & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Hearst Building on fire

South of Market
18th near Valencia
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18th near Valencia

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest over burn area to ruins of Youth Directory (19th and Linda, then Angelica) at far right. Bernal Heights in background.

Mission
Market & Powell
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Market & Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market near Powell, Flood Building and Call Building [James Flood Building]

Downtown / Union Square
2nd & Mission
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2nd & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest on Second toward Mission, fire burning at 2nd & Mission, Thumler and Rutherford bookbinders, 609 Mission, southwest corner of 2nd & Mission, Steinberger & Kalisher kid gloves, (hand colored). Bourdette Building at right. [The Fire on Sansome St. (Sic)]

Financial District
Market near Turk
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Market near Turk

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market of buildings burning, fire hoses, pumper, Admissions Day (Native Sons) Monument, Flood Building, Call Building, Emporium, remaining archway of Emma Spreckels Building (hand colorized) [Market St. from 5th]

Tenderloin
Van Ness & Hayes
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Van Ness & Hayes

1906 Earthquake and Fire,,View northwest from Van Ness to Hayes Street side of St. Ignatius Church and College. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall. [Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. St. Ignatius Church]

Civic Center
3rd & Market
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3rd & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Hearst Building in ruins, Market and Third Sts.

South of Market
1906 Earthquake
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1906 Earthquake

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Searching the ruins for canned food]

3rd & Market
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3rd & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Market to Hearst Building in ruins, Call Building at right. [Ruins of the Examiner, Copyright 1906 Pillsbur [sic] Picture Co. No. 72]

Downtown / Union Square
Powell near Sutter
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Powell near Sutter

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Temple Emanu-el, on Sutter between Powell & Stockton [Temple E-Manuel Ruins, Copyright 1906, Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 16]

Downtown / Union Square
Old City Hall Ruins
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Old City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north up 8th Street to ruins of old City Hall. Pioneer Monument in Marshall Square in foreground.

South of Market
Lombard Street
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Lombard Street

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugees fleeing the fire, smoke in background. Looking east, probably near Fillmore.

Union Street
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Water Distribution [Water Line at the Ferry Building Pillsbury Picture Co. 48]

Financial District
Duboce near WEbster
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Duboce near WEbster

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East on Duboce between Webster and Market, Victorians on Duboce just across Market Street. Food distribution, Market Street cut near Mint Hill. [Food distribution 14th Street](inscribed caption is incorrect)

Mint Hill
Jefferson Square
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Jefferson Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Food in Jefferson Square]

Cathedral Hill
Webster near Hermann
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Webster near Hermann

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Meat Distribution. View North on Webster toward Hermann from about Duboce, Mint Hill on right. House on corner of Hermann and Webster, 51 Webster constructed 1876, still stands.[58 Meat Distribution]

Mint Hill
Kearny near Maiden Lane
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Kearny near Maiden Lane

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view South on Kearny near Sutter toward Call Building in flames. Raphael's clothiers at Maiden Lane corner, M.A. Gunst opposite. Street clock reads 10:40. 700 Market Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building. At the time of this photo, Maiden Lane was called Union Square Alley. The name had been changed from Morton Street to Union Square Avenue in 1898, two years after the brothels had been cleared out, at the request of local businessmen to rid the alley of the associations of its former name, and to create a new association with the retail district around Union Square. It was renamed again in 1909, to Manila Alley, and again in 1922 to Maiden Lane.(PF) (hand colored) [Call Building on Fire]

Downtown / Union Square