1906 Earthquake

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Fort Mason
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Fort Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east in refugee camp at Fort Mason. Fontana Warehouse in distance, Russian Hill at right. [Camp at Signal Corps] (another copy at wnp15.1026)

Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Capp Street near 17th, Man stands next to buckled and subsided sidewalk. Temporary railroad tracks laid by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris. [Earthquake cracks No. 388]

Mission
Fremont Near Market
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Fremont Near Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on Fremont from Market, remains of the Lachman Block in street, which is filled with debris. [S. on Fremount (Sic) St.]

Financial District
U.S. Mint
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U.S. Mint

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southwest across 5th Street to the Old U.S. Mint, with refugee tents pitched in front [Mint]

South of Market
Ruins of Grand Hotel
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Ruins of Grand Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of the Grand Hotel, New Montgomery near Market

Financial District
Market near 2nd
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Market near 2nd

1906 Earthquake and Fire, South side of Market near 1st Street, Justinian Caire Co. 565 Market. (3 story building) (inscription on image is misspelled)

Financial District
Union Trust Building
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Union Trust Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East on Post toward Montgomery, Ruins of Masonic Temple, Union Trust building on northeast corner (demolished circa 1965)[?R. Bldg., New Montgomery & Market St. #?]

Downtown / Union Square
Eddy near Scott
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Eddy near Scott

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Holy Cross Church, Old St. Patrick's Church at right. [Holy Cross Church Eddy Near Scott Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 316]

Western Addition
Downtown Ruins
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Downtown Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast toward Market from about Pine and Stockton, Palace Hotel, Chronicle Annex, Mutual Savings Bank, and Call Building at center.

Chinatown
Spreckels Mansion Ruins
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Spreckels Mansion Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Van Ness to ruins of Claus Spreckels residence, at Clay St.

Polk Gulch
Sutter, near Sansome
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Sutter, near Sansome

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to Earthquake ruins of First National Bank Building, NW corner Bush & Sansome, viewed through remaining facade of ruined London Paris and American Bank building. [San Francisco Ruins from Sutter St., Showing First National Bank Bldg., April 1906.]

Financial District
Union near Leavenworth
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Union near Leavenworth

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across North Beach to Telegraph Hill from Russian Hill. All ruins, cable car tracks, Washington Square and men walking.

Russian Hill
Nob Hill Ruins
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Nob Hill Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to four men in a horse buggy, ruins all around. Flood mansion, Fairmont Hotel in distance [5336 The San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906. Nob Hill and Fairmount (sic) Hotel from Van Ness Avenue. Copyright 1906 by C. H. Graves.]

Tenderloin
Market & Kearny
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Market & Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view north, Kearny Street at left.[5337 San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906. From the Chronicle Building toward Chinatown and Telegraph Hill. Copyright 1906 by C. H. Graves.]. Ruins of Hall of Justice center background. St. Francis of Assisi Church left background.

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to ruins on Post Street [8197-Homeless among the ruins of former wealth - crude shelters in Union Square, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood] Old man in rocking chair, park green and tents, building ruins behind.

Downtown / Union Square
North Beach Ruins
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North Beach Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Telegraph Hill St. Francis of Assisi church amid ruins at center. [8710 A desolate and forbidding scene - Telegraph Hill from Nob Hill, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]

Nob Hill
Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Capp Street near 17th, Buckled Sidewalks [8714 Great cracks in street and settling sidewalks, Capp Street, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] Broken sidewalks, sunken street, automobile, wagon, ruins.

Mission
Steiner near Bush
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Steiner near Bush

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [8715 Curious wreck of Steiner St. Catholic church and settled houses. San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] St. Dominic's Catholic Church. Horses, carriages, working men. Pacific States Telegraph Co. building. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower was pulled down.

Lower Pacific Heights
Webster near Hermann
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Webster near Hermann

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Webster toward Hermann, Earthquake Refugees, Bread line (and soup) after 1906 earthquake and fire. Buildings still stand (though altered) on the northeast corner

Duboce Triangle
San Francisco Burning
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San Francisco Burning

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of fire from bay. [Copyright 1906 W. J. Street]