1906

1906

San Francisco, one day before the 1906 earthquake

View from south of Market Street, looking north toward Angel Island and Marin County

April 18, 1906: The first night of the fires

View from Van Ness Avenue and Washington Street, looking east toward downtown.

Watching the city burn

View from Market Street. Photo San Francisco Silent Film Festival

Firestorms along Van Ness Avenue

View from above the Ferry Building, looking west. The white area is the ash from the four square miles of the city that have already burned.

Market Street after the fires

View looking west toward Van Ness. Third Street is on the left, Lotta’s Fountain (at Geary and Kearny) is on the right.