1906 Earthquake

Contains: photos

Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across burned out lot and rubble to 'Drunken Houses' on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th Sts. after earthquake. Published as stereoview with caption 'Howard St. from Camp' (Sic). [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 195]

Mission
Oakland City Hall
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Oakland City Hall

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northwest across 14th Street to Oakland City Hall. Crowd around park, tents. Published as stereoview with caption 'Relief Line In Oakland'. [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 215]

Hall of Justice
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Hall of Justice

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from Portsmouth Square to damaged old Hall of Justice. [Hall of Justice and Police Tents] [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 156]

Chinatown
Jones & Turk
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Jones & Turk

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 183] Fairmont hotel in distance, streetcar tracks on cobblestone street. [North from Jones and Turk Streets]

Tenderloin
Shotwell & 18th
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Shotwell & 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 188] Low angle view west from center of 18th Street. St Charles school on right, lumber yard on left, giant crack or fissure through cobblestone street.

Mission
Embarcadero refugees
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Embarcadero refugees

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 3] People with trunks, mattresses, and wagons in street. Smoke from the fire in background. [Refugees camping in front of Ferry Building]

Financial District
Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Capp St., Bernal Heights in distance, church steeple on right, street ruptured from earthquake, sidewalk subsided and buckled. Temporary tracks laid by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris. This is close to the southern edge of the burned area of the Great Fire. This was published as a stereoview with the caption 'Earthquake Results on Sidewalks'. [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 9]

Mission
17th near Treat
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17th near Treat

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west to Mission Police Station ruins, witches cap tower fallen off to side of the building. Published as stereoview card with title 'Earthquake Effect on Mission Police Station'. [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 190]

Mission
3rd & Howard
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3rd & Howard

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Howard to men and woman sitting on a mattress with belongings on 3rd Street sidewalk. Howard Street Methodist Episcopal Church ruins at Howard and Hawthorne in background. [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 39][ Originally from stereocard with this erroneous caption "Old First Baptist Church opposite the Mint"]

South of Market
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to man and woman standing in pile of rubble in Marshall Square (City Hall Square), with the southwest corner of the ruins of City Hall in the background. [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 45]

Civic Center
Harbor View
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Harbor View

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ground subsidence next to a lake. [Published as stereoview with caption Earthquake results on waterfront] [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 52]

Presidio
Earthquake ruins
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Earthquake ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 60] view northeast across 6th Street near Mission. Flood building in background right. [Ruins of Wholesale district Market St]

South of Market
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from Nob Hill, earthquake ruins. Telegraph Hill at left, Yerba Buena island at right. Published as stereoview with caption 'Looking East From Nob Hill'. [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 140]

View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Nob Hill toward Telegraph Hill. Earthquake ruins and refuse in foreground. To left of center, top of ruins of St. Francis of Assisi Church. Published as stereoview with title 'Telegraph Hill From Nob Hill' [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 141]

Nob Hill
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 145] View southeast from near Sacramento and Powell to the ruins of Grace Church and Mills Building (at left). [Grace Episcopal Church and surroundings]

Nob Hill
Sacramento near Powell
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Sacramento near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 146] View east on Sacramento St. between Powell and Stockton. [East on Sacramento St. from Fairmont Hotel]?

Nob Hill
Grove & Laguna
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Grove & Laguna

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view east down Grove St. Ham and Eggs Fire approaching. Fire at Octavia intersection. City Hall dome in distance left. People and possessions in street. wnp27.2523 is cropped from this image. Busch & Nelson Carriage Factory 525 Grove, at right.

Hayes Valley
1906 Fire
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1906 Fire

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south of skyline. Mutual Bank building, Call building possibly on fire.

St. Francis Hotel
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St. Francis Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 174] View northwest across Geary to hotel's north wing under construction, after earthquake and fire. Refugee tents in Union Square.

Downtown / Union Square
Mason near Post
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Mason near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 108] View southeast to ruins of the First Congregational Church. Back of the St. Francis Hotel and Hotel Alexander at the left. Native Sons of Golden West Building at right.

Downtown / Union Square