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"During fire. Emporium and James Flood buildings doomed. Market St. looking East."
"Destruction on all sides. Van Ness Ave. and Sutter Sts."
"Looking south Kearny and Pine toward Call, on Kearny."
"Result of shock. Central Bank, Oakland."
"Looking toward Ferry. City Hall in the way showing ruin."
"Frisco's strongest bank, Hibernia Bank. Gutted by fire."
"Looters at work, the remains of the Merchant's Exchange when I left #1.25 No. showing virlfrt (?)."
"Showing John Taylor, no. 2, on extreme left and Church."
"Crowd watching fire of Grand Rapids Furniture Co."
"O'Farrell and Larkin St. More ruins."
"Market and Elis looking east. Fireman at work, man taking boxes of cigars away."
"Result of Earthquake. City Hall dome, which cost the city $32,000,000."
"Refugees camped in front of the Ferry Building."
"Looking up Market St. from Ferry. fire view (?)."
"Looking North on Kearny St. from Pine."
"Skeleton of Examiner, Call Market and 3(rd) St."
"New Key Boat results of shock."
"Looking towards G.G. (Golden Gate) Park on Larkin St. opposite the Hall."
"Quarter mile from ferry showing entire waterfront on fire and the only remaining building of any size in town, the Ferry Building."
"Pine St. looking South from Kearny."
"Crowd being driven back by soldiers on Market St."
"Looking at the Hall from Market showing people in camp in square."
"Showing Frisco in distance and smoke, crowd on ferry boat."
"Result of shock, right track sunk four feet on new line between Oat. and Ala."
"Market looking west, Emporium and other building ruined."
!["During fire. Emporium and James Flood buildings doomed. Market St. looking East."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7a01c06f579b1e1c573f1b35591cefb6.jpg ""During fire. Emporium and James Flood buildings doomed. Market St. looking East."")
!["Destruction on all sides. Van Ness Ave. and Sutter Sts."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/61c668c41878573473adb7206b9f0c66.jpg ""Destruction on all sides. Van Ness Ave. and Sutter Sts."")
!["Looking south Kearny and Pine toward Call, on Kearny."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5b73698a5506bb701861ee4280cc8399.jpg ""Looking south Kearny and Pine toward Call, on Kearny."")
!["Result of shock. Central Bank, Oakland."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/291c0dec27578b9ca33ac0afcbddc255.jpg ""Result of shock. Central Bank, Oakland."")
!["Looking toward Ferry. City Hall in the way showing ruin."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d3f45421b44b158ca4271883458843a0.jpg ""Looking toward Ferry. City Hall in the way showing ruin."")
!["Frisco's strongest bank, Hibernia Bank. Gutted by fire."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1332ff7bc66451223b8438888f745255.jpg ""Frisco's strongest bank, Hibernia Bank. Gutted by fire."")
!["Looters at work, the remains of the Merchant's Exchange when I left #1.25 No. showing virlfrt (?)."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/d0ec09d27dd10b95549fb4ff380166be.jpg ""Looters at work, the remains of the Merchant's Exchange when I left #1.25 No. showing virlfrt (?)."")
!["Showing John Taylor, no. 2, on extreme left and Church."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7137b040b16b39434d81c77ae8b70309.jpg ""Showing John Taylor, no. 2, on extreme left and Church."")
!["Crowd watching fire of Grand Rapids Furniture Co."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b23b9f2d588c98f8a813b27fb879760d.jpg ""Crowd watching fire of Grand Rapids Furniture Co."")
!["O'Farrell and Larkin St. More ruins."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9bd7a53609b1c03e1cf043c0ec390ed0.jpg ""O'Farrell and Larkin St. More ruins."")
!["Market and Elis looking east. Fireman at work, man taking boxes of cigars away."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b0be911276aae6c7f96ea355d0d63d0b.jpg ""Market and Elis looking east. Fireman at work, man taking boxes of cigars away."")
!["Result of Earthquake. City Hall dome, which cost the city $32,000,000."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a16adaa7d4720cff5ea3ef0c677dea82.jpg ""Result of Earthquake. City Hall dome, which cost the city $32,000,000."")
!["Refugees camped in front of the Ferry Building."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a1adc2d80c390850ca2f9948b51acc8b.jpg ""Refugees camped in front of the Ferry Building."")
!["Looking up Market St. from Ferry. fire view (?)."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4d9074e5472268ce749f28241891ee99.jpg ""Looking up Market St. from Ferry. fire view (?)."")
!["Looking North on Kearny St. from Pine."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/08f76d00d4d3773254f2aa957aa1ce3c.jpg ""Looking North on Kearny St. from Pine."")
!["Skeleton of Examiner, Call Market and 3(rd) St."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a84d119ad325e0aee224511a2675bd6a.jpg ""Skeleton of Examiner, Call Market and 3(rd) St."")
!["New Key Boat results of shock."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9692b30be3b5dcc2bbb05db7b706f651.jpg ""New Key Boat results of shock."")
!["Looking towards G.G. (Golden Gate) Park on Larkin St. opposite the Hall."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/759aa1ca66f559d29ac4943d5a402713.jpg ""Looking towards G.G. (Golden Gate) Park on Larkin St. opposite the Hall."")
!["Quarter mile from ferry showing entire waterfront on fire and the only remaining building of any size in town, the Ferry Building."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e6cee6b4b7151c77701e9dabd50881ab.jpg ""Quarter mile from ferry showing entire waterfront on fire and the only remaining building of any size in town, the Ferry Building."")
!["Pine St. looking South from Kearny."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/60d155673f667da28883e3389105dc12.jpg ""Pine St. looking South from Kearny."")
!["Crowd being driven back by soldiers on Market St."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/2dd27bccb81a9552679ef931aebdeb70.jpg ""Crowd being driven back by soldiers on Market St."")
!["Looking at the Hall from Market showing people in camp in square."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ef4c5bce99e6fcdfbf26c7fc90d2b584.jpg ""Looking at the Hall from Market showing people in camp in square."")
!["Showing Frisco in distance and smoke, crowd on ferry boat."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5c8667116ecaa16f5e39982e1d9539f0.jpg ""Showing Frisco in distance and smoke, crowd on ferry boat."")
!["Result of shock, right track sunk four feet on new line between Oat. and Ala."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/8271ad171a32f4dd76bc6d9e8a9801c0.jpg ""Result of shock, right track sunk four feet on new line between Oat. and Ala."")
!["Market looking west, Emporium and other building ruined."](http://usudigital.lib.usu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b2e257cb698acfd75b139290d2162e77.jpg ""Market looking west, Emporium and other building ruined."")