View from Buena Vista Park
Looking northeast from eastern edge of park
Buena Vista1906 Earthquake
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Jones & McAllister
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Hibernia Bank After the Earthquake, view north on Jones, Fairmont Hotel in distance
Tenderloin
Jefferson Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee camp. Turk near Laguna. The Whole Damn Family, House of Mirth, and other tents.
Cathedral Hill
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee Camp 5. Group of soldiers and civilians in front of the Commanding Officer's office at Refugee Camp No. 5, near Children's Playground in Golden Gate Park. Temporary post office is building at far left.
Golden Gate Park
Speedway Meadow Camp
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Refugee Camp 6, Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Most likely Camp 5, in the area of Children's Playground, which was the largest camp in Golden Gate park housing about 3,000 refugees, and where they built a variety of storage supply structures for distribution of food, clothing and kitchen equipment. (JF)
Golden Gate Park
7th & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [1000 lbs dynamite destroying IOOF (Odd Fellows) Building, Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 258], view southwest from Hibernia Bank, Jones and McAllister Streets
Tenderloin
Market & New Montgomery
Grand & Palace Hotels burning. View south across Market from Montgomery. 9. Pillsbury Pictures
Financial District
View from Dolores Park
View northeast from Dolores Park, South of Market Fire burning in background. Original Mission High School at left . All houses on far side of park later burned. City Hall dome in background left. Written on back: '1 hour after earthquake'
Mission Dolores
Palace Hotel on Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest across New Montgomery from Market, roof and tower of Grand Hotel in foreground. [Copyright 1906 by C.F.G.]
Financial District
Call Building on Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Flames Visible in Call Building, Elevated View southwest across Market from Montgomery toward 3rd St. intersection, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building , photo by C.F.G. Companion photo to wnp27.0134.
Downtown / Union Square
Portsmouth Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Soldiers standing next to and sitting inside tent in front of Hall of Justice ruins after the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Chinatown
Hall of Justice
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view of Hall of Justice and ruins after 1906 earthquake, towards Nob Hill. [13288 - View from the Rear of the Hall of Justice --- Fairmount Hotel in the Distance, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, ]
Chinatown
Post near Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Post to west side of Crocker Building in distance, ruined building held up with long beam at right, stone rubble filling street, downed power line on left. Top story of Chronicle Annex, under construction at time of quake, in distance top center. [13264 - The Once Throbbing Heart of the City Stricken - Market St. After the Great Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906.]
Downtown / Union Square
North Beach Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Union and Leavenworth Streets, Washington Square Park in distance, buckled cable car rails, men standing, rubble [13286 - One of the Sights Which Beggars Description--Telegraph Hill Looking East from Union and Leavenworth Streets, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Disaster of April 18, 1906]
Russian Hill
Pine & Steiner
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Steiner Street toward ruins of St. Dominic's Church and its damaged spires, people, cart and horses. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower was pulled down.
Lower Pacific Heights
Market at Embarcardero
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake-damaged Ferry Building. Building rubble, buckled street, horse drawn carts, people walking.
Financial District
Palace Hotel Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Market Street with Monadnock Building and Call Building in distance, people walking, horse drawn cart. ["8703. Palace Hotel, undamaged by earthquake. Interior burned out. San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A."]
Financial District
Call Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west of earthquake and fire damaged Call Building on Market Street, from Chronicle Building.
South of Market
Post near Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins. View west down Post to Whittell Building at left, First Congregational Church in distance right. Men walk down street filled with rubble. [8706 Post St., once a busy shopping district, now a scene of desolation, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]
Downtown / Union Square