Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the ruins of the Landsome Hibernia Bank at Market and McAllister Streets, 1906. The bank stands at center with stairs leading to its round, column-guarded entrance. The bank's large dome which stands above the entrance has crumbled, exposing its frame. The tall, arched windows on the right have busted out. Debris is strewn across the right and left side of the bank while a clear space lies in the foreground. Several men stand near an automobile at the bank's steps while five others pose in the foreground on the far left.; Copyrighted and published by J.D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif, 1906.

Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the business district from Nob Hill, 1906. A deformed building frame lies in a pile near burnt trees at the top of the hill in the foreground. The streets of the city below run from left to right. They are lined with destroyed buildings. Some of the large buildings still stand in the background, although they are heavily damaged. A cloud of dust sits over the hills in the distance.; Copyrighted and published by J.D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif, 1906.

Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the shopping district from Nob Hill, 1906. A metal fence stands across the foreground with a burnt, cylindrical pipe just in front of it. The buildings just behind the fence have crumbled completely while burnt walls still stand from the buildings further back.; Copyrighted and published by J.D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif, 1906.

Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the wholesale district from Donohue's Fountain at Market and Battery Streets, 1906. Fallen bricks lie strewn around the fountain at center. A statue at the fountain's center depicts several men climbing on what appears to be a canon. The building on the left has lost its roof and large portions of its exterior walls. The buildings which line the street on the right into the background have also suffered heavy damage. A crowd of people walk down the street in the background on the right observing the damage.; Copyrighted and published by J. D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif.

Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, looking up Powell Street at the remains of the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art in the foreground and the new Fairmount Hotel at the top of Nob Hill, 1906. Tracks stripe the dusty road which extends up the hill from the left foreground to the right distance. Wooden posts stand in a sea of rubble where the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art stood in the foreground. Burn marks spot the large, lightly-colored Fairmount Hotel at the top of the hill at center.; Copyrighted and published by J.D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif, 1906.

Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing ruins of the Orpheum and Alcazar Theaters, 1906. The buildings which line the street into the background have suffered heavy damage. Their roofs have crumbled to the ground and most of their exterior walls are spilling into the street at center. Toppled electrical poles lie over the debris.; Copyrighted and published by J.D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif, 1906.

Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the ruins of buildings on the California Street hill from Sansome Street, 1906. Slabs of wood from the damaged building on the right lie across the foreground. Bricks lie in front of the crumbling building on the left. Several people along with a horse-drawn carriage move down the street at center towards the damaged buildings in the background. The new Merchants Exchange Building is still standing.; Copyrighted and published by J.D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif, 1906.

Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing ruins of buildings on Market Street from Powell Street, from The Emporium and New Flood Building, 1906. The building which stood in the foreground on the right has been completely destroyed. People in dark clothes walk down the street at center towards the damaged buildings which continue into the distance. A cloud of dust hangs over the street.; Copyrighted and published by J.D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif, 1906.

Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the ruins of buildings on Market and Mason Streets from the Native Sons Monument, 1906. A crowd of people in dark clothes gather around the monument on the right which depicts a figure with wings on a column and a dark figure with a flag at the base of the pedestal. Bricks spill into the street at center where the crumbled buildings continue on either side into the distance.; Copyrighted and published by J.D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif, 1906.

Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing ruins of buildings on Kearney Street from California Street, with the Call Building in the distance, 1906. People stand in the street at center with fallen bricks at their feet. The bricks have spilled from either side of the street where the remains of large buildings stand. Most buildings have lost their ceilings as well as large portions of their exterior walls. The electrical poles on either side still stand.; Copyright, 1906, by J.D. Cardinell.