1906 Earthquake

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View NE From Nob Hill
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View NE From Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from California & Powell. Earthquake ruins, Hall of Justice, Appraisers Building, Yerba Buena Island.

Nob Hill
Sansome near California
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Sansome near California

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Pulling Down Walls Sansome Street near California Street]

Financial District
Waller & Buchanan
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Waller & Buchanan

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Protestant Orphan Asylum. Earthquake damage.

Mint Hill
Larkin & Turk
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Larkin & Turk

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across intersection to partially collapsed two story brick building, Samuel Barman & Co. Cigars, 501 Larkin. South facade has fallen into street.

Tenderloin
View from Clay & Mason
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View from Clay & Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins. Merchant's Exchange Building, Fairmont Hotel.

Nob Hill
5th & Market
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5th & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East of earthquake Ruins: Flood Building, Call Building, Mt. Tamalpais Lunch Room Kiosk.

Downtown / Union Square
Hall of Justice
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Hall of Justice

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Hall of Justice earthquake damage, portsmouth square, refugee tent.

Chinatown
City Hall
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City Hall

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall after earthquake. From about Mission and 9th street.

South of Market
View to City Hall ruins
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View to City Hall ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Van Ness & Golden Gate towards Civic Center. Refugees from earthquake, burned area, City Hall and Hall of Records domes in distance.

Civic Center
Sacramento & Kearny
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Sacramento & Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest up Nob Hill toward Grace Church (California Street) in ruins.

Chinatown
Eddy near Scott
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Eddy near Scott

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Holy Cross Church earthquake damage. Old St. Patrick's next door. Same image as wnp59.00100, with less detail.

Western Addition
18th near Shotwell
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18th near Shotwell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on 18th to cobblestone street split by earthquake damage. Street Kitchen. St. Charles School on left, Krug & Zimmerman malt warehouse, Townley Bros. planing mill on right.

Mission
Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugees shaving. Burned out St. Francis Hotel in background.

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugees ruins, Dewey Monument, St. Francis Hotel in background.

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [#76] Earthquake refugees ruins, Dewey Monument, St. Francis Hotel in background. Relief Kitchen.

Downtown / Union Square
Earthquake Refugees
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Earthquake Refugees

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Woman being helped off a boat.

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Woman at stove, street kitchen after earthquake. Mission or Hayes Valley?

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Food Stand. [Ice Cream]. Ad for Dreamland at Post & Steiner (opened August, 1906).

Webster near Hermann
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Webster near Hermann

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugee butcher stand. Mint Hill in the background.

Duboce Triangle
Market near Guerrero
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Market near Guerrero

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Cooking in street kitchens on Market. Earthquake shanty shacks. Protestant Orphan Asylum and its Schoolhouse in background.

Mint Hill