Title:

Views of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco and Palo Alto Photograph Album, April 18, 1906

The red leather bound volume contains 51 prints documenting the aftermath of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco and Palo Alto. The bulk of the snapshots were shot between April 19 and August 1906. Each photograph has a hand-written caption on the page that includes information about the specific location or building. Locations include California Street, Chinatown, Russian Hill, and Telegraph Hill. Specific buildings in the photographs are St.Mary's Church, Fairmount Hotel, Hall of Justice, Ferry Building, St. Francis Hotel, Palace Hotel, Occidental Hotel, St. Dunstan's Hotel, City Hall, Post Office, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, First Unitarian Church, St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church, St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Call Building, James Flood Building, Claus Spreckels House, Flood Mansion, Crocker Mansion, and the Boardman House. Refugees are captured at Fort Mason and on a street cooking with a makeshift sidewalk kitchen. Photographs of Golden Gate Park include the bandstand, Children's Playground, the observatory, De Young Museum, a U.S. Field Hospital, and a refugee camp. Photographs of Stanford University include the Memorial Arch, Memorial Chapel, gymnasium, library, arcade, and a fraternity house. The photographer and compiler of the album is unknown. The photographs are chiefly high quality amateur views.

Date:

1906 (issued)

Subject:

Stanford University -- Photographs

Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs

Commercial buildings -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs

Buildings -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs

Streets -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.

Views of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco and Palo Alto Photograph Album (SFP 68), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

In English.

All requests for permission to publish or quote from the album must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Gift, 2006-41

Type:

Photograph albums.

Photographic prints-1900-1910.

1 photograph album (51 photographic prints : gelatin silver) ; album : 15 x 20 cm., prints : 8 x 14 cm.

English

Origin:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.

All requests for permission to publish or quote from the album must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.