San Francisco Earthquake Photographs

San Francisco Earthquake Photographs, 1906

Overview of the Collection

Title: San Francisco Earthquake Photographs
Dates: 1906
19061906
Quantity: 1 container., (54 items.)
Collection Number: PC 69
Summary: Original photographic prints depicting the devastation wrought by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the resulting fires. The locations of most of the images are identified by an unknown photographer. Included in the collection are photographs of numerous damaged buildings including the Palace Hotel, Metropolitan laundry, the Shells building, the Pacific State Telephone and Telegraph Company, and the Rialto Building.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research use.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

A collection of original photographic prints mounted on board depicting the devastation wrought by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the resulting fires. The locations of most of the images are identified by an unknown photographer. Included in the collection are photographs of numerous damaged buildings including the Palace Hotel, Metropolitan laundry, the Shells building, the Pacific State Telephone and Telegraph Company, and the Rialto Building.

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Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. PC 69, San Francisco Earthquake Photographs. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

Purchased at auction.

Acquisition Information

Later donated to the WSU Libraries by Carl Milton Brewster in 1977.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	S.E. Buchanan Street near Birch Street.	May 30, 1906
1	Unidentified Church in Oakland California.
2	Opposite West side of the Palace Hotel.	May 21, 1906
2	View of rear of Palace Hotel.	May 21, 1906
3	Unidentified Building on 1st Street.
4	Central Bank Building.
4	Metropolitan Laundry, rear of powerhouse.
5	Woman on street with possessions.
5	19th Street between Tuerrero (?) and Augelis (?) Avenue.	May 16, 1906
6	Russ. Street between 6th and 7th Streets.
7	Howard Street between 17th and 18th Streets.	May 24, 1906
7	Howard Street between 17th and 18th Streets.
8	9th Street between Bryant and Brannan Streets.
9	S.W. corner of Geary and Filmore Streets.
9	S.W. corner of Geary and Filmore Streets.
10	S.W. corner of Beale and Mission Streets.	May 31, 1906
10	S.W. corner of Beale and Mission Streets.	May 31, 1906
11	B. Shells Building.
11	Spanish Style mission church with cathedral in background.
12	Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company.	May 30, 1906
12	Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company.
13	Steiner Street South of Ellis Street.	May 24, 1906
13	N.E. corner of 15th and Folsom Streets.
14	S.W. corner of Harrison and 19th Streets.	June 5, 1906
14	N.E. corner of Eddy and Filmore Streets.
15	American Can Company fronting on 7th Street.
16	S.E. corner of 6th and Howard Streets.
16	Chinese Theatre in China Town.
17	Showing the effects of dynamite on Rialto Building, on the corner of Minna and Montgomery Streets.	May 10, 1906
17	Native Sons Building.
18	S.E. corner of Market and Main Street.	May 30, 1906
18	Market Street corner California Street. Depression in street caused by earthquake.	May 10, 1906
19	Children in street rubble.
19	N.E. corner of Scott and O’Farrell Streets.
20	Corner of Division and 17th Streets.
20	Mrs. McCarthy. Market Street.	May 22, 1906
21	Coast Reality Company on the corner of Market and East Street.	May 30, 1906
21	East side of youths directory on 19th Street near Valencia Street.
22	S.W. corner of Alabana and 19th Street.
22	"Kodaks" Building.
23	S.S. Fillbert Street between Pierce and Scott Streets.	June 18, 1906
24	S.E. corner of Bryant and 10th Streets.	May 11, 1906
24	9th Street between Bryant and Brannan Streets.
25	Risdon Iron Works Building on the corner of Stewart and Folsom Streets.
26	19th Street near Valencia Street.
27	Up Kearney Street, Hall of Justice. Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 1.
27	N.W. corner of Berry and 5th Streets.

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Subject Terms

Earthquakes -- California--San Francisco
Fires -- California--San Francisco

Corporate Names

Historical Photograph Collections. waps (creator)

Form or Genre Terms

Cityscape photographs -- United States--1906. gmgpc waps
Photographs--United States--1906. gmgpc waps

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