1906 Earthquake

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Mission & Mint St
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Mission & Mint St

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [#28 Mission St. Showing Mint. Western Photographic Co. LA. Cal.] View north to men sitting on Mission St., holding champagne bottles, streetcar tracks, earthquake ruins and rear of U.S. Mint.

South of Market
Mason & Ellis
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Mason & Ellis

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Mason to Market. Earthquake ruins, including Poodle Dog Restaurant and Tivoli Opera House, with four men looking around street full of debris.[#78 Mason & Ellis Western Photographic Co. LA Cal.]

Tenderloin
California & Kearny
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California & Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 48-A Cal St. East from Kearney (Sic) St.] View northeast across California to ruins of San Francisco Savings Union, German Savings and Loan Society, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). Kohl Building in background, Earthquake and fire damage. Tent at right.

Chinatown
Van Ness & Geary
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Van Ness & Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from center of Van Ness to Rosenthal's Shoes, 1100 Van Ness, on northeast corner. Shoppers and relocated stores after the disaster.

Cathedral Hill
Stockton & Market
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Stockton & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Cor Stockton and Market Sts.] Panoramic view east. Whittell, Mutual, and Call Buildings. Written on back: 'The Sunday you was along.' and A. Singmaster, 8470 Sonoma Ave, Sebastopol'

Downtown / Union Square
Girls High School
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Girls High School

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to corner of Geary & Scott St.; damage from 1906 earthquake

Western Addition
Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking south; Bernal Heights in the distance; church steeple on right; street ruptured and subsided from earthquake. This is southern edge of burned area of Great Fire.

Mission
Valencia & 18th
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Valencia & 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to bent cable car tracks with earthquake damage. Temporary sewer lines, several newly-constructed buildings.

Mission Dolores
17th & Capp
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17th & Capp

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north on Capp. Liquefaction subsidence from earthquake. Some reconstruction has occurred.

Mission
17th near Capp
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17th near Capp

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south along Capp St. Sidewal, dropped and buckled from liquefaction, subsidence. Church steeple in distance at 20th St. Bernal Heights in distance. New building on right.

Mission
Dore near Bryant
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Dore near Bryant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to intersection of Bryant and earthquake-damaged warehouse of Code-Portwood cannery, emergency shoring on wooden building at right, fallen street lamp, subsidence of street. House in intersection at center possibly in process of being moved.

Showplace Square
South Van Ness near 18th
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South Van Ness near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View slightly north toward Drunken Houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th.

Mission
Steiner near Bush
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Steiner near Bush

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to ruins of St. Dominic's Church. Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph New West Exchange under construction in distance. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower was pulled down.

Lower Pacific Heights
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View toward Van Ness Ave.

Hibernia Bank
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Hibernia Bank

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Market, Jones and McAllister.

Tenderloin
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from Market St. near Fulton

Civic Center
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Marshall Square, Hyde and Market St.

Civic Center
City Hall ruins
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City Hall ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Larkin near Grove. Published as stereoview card with title "City Hall from Larkin and City Hall Ave." [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 11?]

Civic Center
South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 180] View north to east side of South Van Ness (then Howard) toward 'Drunken Houses' between 17th and 18th. Victorian homes tipped from earthquake, groups of people on sidewalk. Same image as wnp37.00894-L, different cropping. [192. Earthquake wrecked buildings on Howard St.]

Mission
South Van Ness near 18th
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South Van Ness near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 193] View north from center of present South Van Ness (then Howard) from near 18th Street. Bent streetcar tracks, 'Drunken Houses' tilted from earthquake on right. Published as stereoview card with title 'Effect of Earthquake on Street Car Tracks'.

Mission