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1906 Disaster Pictures Available for Digital Licensing or purchase.

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1.

Title: Market Street -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060001.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: Doomed. The South of Market fire, shown here crossing Market Street, will eventually destroy the entire downtown district and civic center.




2.

Title: North Beach -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060003.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: Destruction of buildings in North Beach. Note ships in the harbor.




3.

Title: Stew cooked in wash boilers is served to the hungry people at one of the refugee centers. -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060006.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: Stew cooked in wash boilers is served to the hungry people at one of the refugee centers.




4.

Title: The fire grows... -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060007.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: The sight of the city in flames. This photo was probably taken in the afternoon of the first day.




5.

Title: Golden Gate Avenue Blaze -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060008.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: 1906 Disaster. One of the early earthquake-caused fires was burning on Golden Gate Avenue near Buchanan Street when this photograph was taken about 8 o’clock on the morning of April 18. This blaze was later put out by the San Francisco Fire Department.




6.

Title: Refugees -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060009.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: Refugees of the 1906 disaster having a meal. In the background are the ruins of City Hall.




7.

Title: 1906 Disaster Refugees -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060011.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: Hot meals being served to refugees in Golden Gate Park




8.

Title: Shiels Apartment Building -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060012.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: The earthquake ripped the façade from the Shiels apartment building at 32 O’Farrell Street. Fire Engine Company No. 2 was quartered under the Curtaz Piano sign at 22 O’Farrell.




9.

Title: Tidying up before reconstruction begins. -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060013.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: The streets are cleared of debris prior to reconstruction.




10.

Title: Ruins of the downtown San Francisco -- The Hansen Collection -- 19060014.jpg

Owning Institution: The Museum of the City of San Francisco

Description: Ruins of San Francisco after 1906 disaster.




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1906 Disaster Pictures Available for Licensing

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