San Francisco Earthquake - Photos

This photo was taken from the Ferry Building and shows the devastation of downtown San Francisco. If you look closely, you can see what appear to be bodies lined up on Market for identification.

View down Sacramento Street of the earthquake destruction. Residents are watching the fires in the background.

Clearing the debris on Market Street after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

View of the destruction of San Francisco's City Hall after the earthquake. It is said that newspaper was found in the walls instead of the reinforcing material that was supposed to be there and the contractor went to jail.

Two women searching through the rubble of a building destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Howard St. in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Tent cities were established after the 1906 earthquake to house homeless refugees. This one was most likely in Golden Gate Park.

Old photo of Russian Hill after the 1906 earthquake

African-American residents watching the fires burning after the 1906 earthquake.