South Van Ness near 18th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Drunken Houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th
Mission1906 Earthquake
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Conservatory of Flowers
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [The Conservatory, Golden Gate Park San Francisco] Two women posing amid landscaping.
Golden Gate Park
Kearny near Post
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest to Call Building on fire. 700 Market Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Raphael's, M. A. Gunst Co. on Kearny. Hotel Graystone at right.
Downtown / Union Square
Sutter & Polk
1906 Earthquake and Fire, URR Powerhouse Ruins Old car barn and powerhouse, Sutter and Polk Streets
Lower Nob Hill
Sutter & Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins and rubble. Whittell Building
Downtown / Union Square
Earthquake ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Telegraph Hill in background?
Unknown location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Large corner apartment building partially collapsed, street erupted, people passing.
Valencia & 19th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northwest across Valencia to collapsed Valencia Street Hotel between 18th and 19th Streets before fire burned the block. Many people in street. Cropped from image wnp27.4951.
Mission
Market & Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to earthquake ruins and rubble, Mutual Savings Bank Building.
Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east over rubble and earthquake ruins, Mutual Savings Bank Building
Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate near Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Golden Gate to people, many standing on construction materials watching fire devour area south of Market Street. Golden Gate Livery Stable 24 Golden Gate Ave., Pragers Department Store (Murphy Building), Marks Bros., Galt House. Hale's Department Store on 6th across Market. (Inferior copy photo of wnp70.10065)
Tenderloin
Stockton & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Stockton towards approaching fire on Market Street. Mannie's Loan Office (32 Stockton), J. Cooper Shirts. The Pup Restaurant on left, just beyond Mannie's Loan office. Old 1887 Flood Building, California Academy of Sciences, Emporium on Market. [14]
Downtown / Union Square
San Francisco Burning
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of fire from bay.
View E from Corona Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east down 15th Street. Site of McKinley Elementary School, German Hospital (later Franklin, and CPMC Davies) under construction at far left, the future Mint Hill at left. [Fire in South of Market]
Corona Heights
Market & Steuart
1906 Earthquake and Fire, People standing in street watching great fire after 1906 earthquake. Hotel Terminus.
Financial District
Sacramento near Leidesdorff
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins and fire . View east on Sacramento. Rubble in street, people watching fire in distance. Owen H. Smyth, printer, 511 Sacramento at right. Old What Cheer House.
Financial District
Larkin near McAllister
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall, with fire approaching after 1906 earthquake. Hotel Argyle
Civic Center
Larkin near Turk
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking south towards City Hall at left. People milling as fire approaches after 1906 earthquake.
Tenderloin
2nd and Jessie
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down Jessie. Large number of rescuers at the Wilcox House, collapsed rooming house on southwest corner of 2nd & Jessie. North side of Crossley Building and south side of Grand and Palace Hotels in background.
Financial District
Jones near Eddy
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast with smoke and fire in distance. Alhambra Theater, cable car on Eddy. The sign on the Alhambra Theater advertises the play Queen of Highbinders. The Alhambra was built as the Republican Wigwam in 1890, and was remodeled into the Alhambra Theater in 1899. The four-story brick building down the block is The Lexington lodging house at 212-214 Eddy, built in 1893. The six-story brick building across Eddy Street from The Lexington is another lodging house, The Colonnade, at 219 Eddy, built in 1905. (PF)
Tenderloin