1906 Earthquake

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St. Dominic's Church
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St. Dominic's Church

1906 Earthquake and Fire, damage to church. View south on Steiner from Pine Street. Steam Donkey in foreground. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake, but before south tower of church was pulled down on May 14, 1906. [St. Dominici Church, Chas. Bailey, L.A., #60]

Lower Pacific Heights
Call Building
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Call Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire Damage looking east from Market and O'Farrell; Mutual Savings Bank Building at left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building. Eiler's Music Co., Bancroft History Building at right. Many people walking on street. ['Call' Charles Bailey L.A. #68]

Downtown / Union Square
California near Mason
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California near Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire. Nob Hill. View northeast to Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion, heavily damaged by fire.

Nob Hill
Market near Fremont.
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Market near Fremont.

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east toward the face of Samuel Lachman, which fell from the top of Lachman's Block, a large building at Market and Fremont Street.[Image of Mkt. St. Chas. Bailey L.A. # 43].

Downtown
Jones near Clay
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Jones near Clay

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to earthquake and fire damage. Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion (with tent encampment in yard) at right. In distance, Kohl and Merchants Exchange Buildings, Ferry Building. [East From Nob Hill Chas Bailey L.A. #92]

Nob Hill
Van Ness near Post
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Van Ness near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View Northeast toward Nob Hill, Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel are visible in distance at center, Ruins of Sutter Street Railway Powerhouse at left.

Cathedral Hill
View from Twin Peaks
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View from Twin Peaks

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Twin Peaks down Market Street, overlooking The Castro and burned area to the Bay and Yerba Buena Island. Mint Hill, City Hall, Call Building and Flood Building in center distance. Flood Mansion (Pacific-Union Club) and Fairmont Hotel in the distance left atop Nob Hill. Steeples of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church at bottom right beyond bluff. [0.74 View From Twin Peaks down Market Street, The California Promotion Committee].

Clarendon Heights
San Francisco Burning
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San Francisco Burning

Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from about 19th and Sanchez. In lower center, Mission Dolores and parish church, Notre Dame Convent and School, Mission High School. Same image as wnp37.01104.

Mission
Columbia Square & Folsom
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Columbia Square & Folsom

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Effect on Columbia Square St. & Folsom St, looking south. Columbia Square Park on right.

South of Market
17th & South Van Ness
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17th & South Van Ness

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, Looking south From 17th & South Van Ness (then Howard), showing a block of wrecked houses, the Drunken Houses. Bernal Heights in the distance

Mission
Marina District
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Marina District

1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1906 refugee camp. View east toward Fort Mason. #92 San Francisco Refugee Camp Presidio

Marina
3rd & Market
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3rd & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Market after earthquake and fire to [No 120 Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building, R.J. Waters & Co.] photographer

Downtown / Union Square
Fairmont Hotel
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Fairmont Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [121 Fairmont Hotel from California Street, R.J. Waters &Co photographer], Post 1906 EQ&Fire, looking northwest across California

Nob Hill
3rd & Mission
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3rd & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [#10 Aronson Bldg] 1906 ruins. View north on 3rd Street. Aronson Bldg and Call Building

South of Market
City of Paris
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City of Paris

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Union Square to City of Paris Department Store/Spring Valley Water Co. Building, Butler Building under construction at right - Union Square, Stockton and Geary [#2 S.V.W.W. Building]

Downtown / Union Square
Post near Kearny
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Post near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, West from Kearny St., W.&J. Sloane & Co. Bldg. R.J. Waters & Co. photographer

Downtown
Flood Building
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Flood Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southeast across Ellis and Powell Streets to gutted Flood Building. [Flood Building Ellis &Powell]

Downtown / Union Square
North on 3rd Street
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North on 3rd Street

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Aronson, Call and Mutual Savings Bank buildings

Downtown
Flood Building
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Flood Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Powell and Market corner, Emporium at right. [No. 69 James Flood Bldg]

South of Market
Ruined Fire Engine
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Ruined Fire Engine

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to Kearny St. & Post St.corner, W. & J. Sloane Bldg.

Downtown / Union Square