1906 Earthquake

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Gough near Union
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Gough near Union

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Octagon House on Gough Street, Ruined in Quake

Cow Hollow
7th & Mission
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7th & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, On Front of Post Office, SF Cal Post EQ&F

South of Market
Refugee Camp
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Refugee Camp

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from what was later dubbed Mint Hill, looking toward Hermann and Laguna. Fairmont Hotel and Old City Hall in background, left. Intersection of Hermann and Laguna at center, Valencia Street Cable Car Powerhouse smokestack at center right.

Castro
Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire damage. View northwest across Capp Street between 17th and 18th. Subsidence of sidewalk and temporary railroad line laid on Capp by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris.

Mission
18th near Capp
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18th near Capp

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast toward collapsed houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th. (Drunken Houses) from 18th and Capp

Mission
Scott & O'Farrell
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Scott & O'Farrell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to earthquake damaged Girls High School. Hamilton Grammar School at right.

Western Addition
Temple Emanu-El
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Temple Emanu-El

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Powell to ruins of Temple Emanuel on Sutter St. Tower of Grace Church on horizon at left. (AS)

Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee camp and horse drawn water wagon.

Golden Gate Park
Page near Stanyan
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Page near Stanyan

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west toward Park to refugee breadline on Page St. near Stanyan St. Young Men's Hebrew Association at 1966 Page on left, where Boys & Girls Club is today.

Haight Ashbury
Palace Hotel
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Palace Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Market St. Entrance Old Palace Hotel] 1906 Earthquake damage

South of Market
View From Taylor & Green
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View From Taylor & Green

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Keystone View Co. Alcatraz Island from Russian Hill. DeMartini House on the left with the turrets is still there today at the end of Macondray Lane.

Russian Hill
Market & Grant
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Market & Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, 25101 San Francisco - Market St. Elevated view east from roof of Old Phelan Building. Phelan Building tower, Mutual Savings Bank, Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building (under construction), Hearst Examiner Building, Call Bldg., Call Bldg. Annex, Kamm Building at right

Downtown / Union Square
Market & New Montgomery
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Market & New Montgomery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market to Grand and Palace Hotel Ruins [McIntosh stereopticon co. Chicago / Palace Hotel, SF, Ca.] Monadnock and Call Buildings at right

Financial District
Bush & Sansome
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Bush & Sansome

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to ruins of First National Bank on corner. Mills Building on left, Merchants Exchange on right McIntosh stereopticon co. Chicago /Pacific Coast States, First National Bank, SF Ca.

Downtown
Van Ness & Post
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Van Ness & Post

View northwest to The Emporium, temporary location very soon after 1906 Earthquake and Fire. 1201 Van Ness, NW corner at Post. Converted from Hecht residence.

Civic Center
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, people watch approaching fire, some sitting on wall.

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake & Fire. Row of buildings, nearest mostly destroyed by fire. Sign on building says "New England Bo.. (?)".

Sutter near Powell
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Sutter near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to south side of Sutter, to billboards on side of brick building for Fischer's Vaudeville Theatre, Novelty Theatre, both destroyed. See also wnp37.03027. (AS)

Downtown
Geary & Boswell
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Geary & Boswell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to Beth-Israel Synagogue. This block of Boswell replaced by Geary widening and underpass.

Western Addition
Youth's Directory
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Youth's Directory

1906 Earthquake and Fire - View southeast across 19th St. to ruins of Youth Directory, 19th street between Guerrero and Valencia.

Mission Dolores