Yerba Buena Collection

Destructive Fire at San Francisco - 400 Buildings Burnt, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destructive Fire at San Francisco, [USA] - 400 Buildings Burnt, 1850. By the United States mail, received on Wednesday morning, a correspondent has forwarded us a Lithograph of a conflagration

San Francisco, from the south-west, 1850. Creator: Unknown
San Francisco, from the south-west, 1850. Growth of the town of San Francisco, USA, during the Gold Rush: We have taken a room here...for which we pay fifty dollars a month (£10)

California: the Fremont Hotel, San Francisco; from a recent sketch, 1850. Creator: Unknown
California: the Fremont Hotel, San Francisco, [USA]; from a recent sketch, 1850. The 1849 Gold Rush brought a flood of treasure-seekers to California

In the Laboratory, ca. 1885-87. Creator: Henry Alexander
In the Laboratory, ca. 1885-87

San Francisco Earthquake, April 1906. Creator: Arnold Genthe
San Francisco Earthquake, April 1906. [People watching smoke from the fire in the city of San Francisco, California, USA. More than 3, 000 people died, and over 80% of the city was destroyed]

Germans Day, California Midwinter Exposition, 1850s-1910s. Creator: Kilburn Brothers
Germans Day, California Midwinter Exposition, 1850s-1910s. [California Midwinter International Exposition, 1894?]

Sugar Loaf Island, Farallons, 1868 / 1869. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Sugar Loaf Island, Farallons, 1868/1869

Alcatraz Island and San Francisco Bay, Looking North, 1880s

San Francisco, ca. 1850. Creator: Unknown
San Francisco, ca. 1850

The Great Man Has Fallen, 1856. Creator: Robert H. Vance
The Great Man Has Fallen, 1856

Residence of Charles Bernard. 312 Oak Street, San Francisco, California, ca. 1876

San Francisco, from Rincon Hill, 1864, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
San Francisco, from Rincon Hill, 1864, printed ca. 1876

South Side of California Street, 1864, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
South Side of California Street, 1864, printed ca. 1876

North Side of California Street, 1864, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
North Side of California Street, 1864, printed ca. 1876

Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876

Cliff House and Seal Rock, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Cliff House and Seal Rock, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876

San Francisco, 1864, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
San Francisco, 1864, printed ca. 1876

San Francisco, from California and Powell Street, 1864, printed ca. 1876

San Francisco, from California and Powell Streets, 1864, printed ca. 1876

First Street, San Francisco, 1864, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
First Street, San Francisco, 1864, printed ca. 1876

The Golden Gate, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
The Golden Gate, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876

Seal Rocks, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Seal Rocks, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876

Am Cliff House, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, USA, 1898. The Cliff House was a Victorian chateau built by Adolph Sutro on the headland of Ocean Beach

Street scene in San Francisco, USA, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Street scene in San Francisco, USA, 1898. Boys in knickerbockers wave US flags - one holds a rifle and another a sword. The Call Building in the background belonged to The San Francisco Call

Golden Gate (From Telegraph Hill), 1872. Creator: Edward Paxman Brandard
Golden Gate (From Telegraph Hill), 1872. View of the strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, California, USA

The Cliff House, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley
The " Cliff House", 1872. Hotel on the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, California, USA. The first Cliff House was built in 1858

San Francisco, Calif. From an Airplane - Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc. c1930s. Creator: Unknown
San Francisco, Calif. From an Airplane - Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc. c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. U. S. A. 1897. Creator: Keystone View Company
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A. 1897. People enjoying the grounds by the Conservatory of Flowers, a large botanical greenhouse completed in 1878. It houses a collection of exotic plants

Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, c1897. Victorian chateau built by Adolph Sutro on the headland of Ocean Beach. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R

Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Looking north up Mason St. from Eddy - Ruins of the Fairmont $4, 000, 000 hotel, 1906. The almost-complete Fairmont Hotel survived the earthquake, but the interior was heavily damaged by fire

Refugees camp at ball grounds in Golden Gate Park, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Refugees camp at ball grounds in Golden Gate Park, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Seventh Regiment National Guards... camped in Lincoln Square, Oakland, Cal. 1906
Seventh Regiment National Guards, from Los Angeles, camped in Lincoln Square, Oakland, Cal. 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Looking east from corner Ellis and Jones - Tall building, The San Francisco Call, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

View of Nobb Hill. The millionaire residence district, 1906. Creator: Unknown
View of Nobb Hill. The millionaire residence district, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Ruins of the Jewish Synagogue on Sutter St. ; stood the great earthquakes of 1865 and 1868, 1906
Ruins of the Jewish Synagogue on Sutter St.; stood the great earthquakes of 1865 and 1868, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Looking east from corner Pine and Stockton, showing the ruins of the Mills Building, 1906. The Mills Building, completed in 1892, survived the earthquake and was restored

Forming bread line at Jefferson Square, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Forming bread line at Jefferson Square, 1906. Survivors queuing for bread. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

California St. looking forward toward the ferry depot - Banking District, 1906. Photographer with camera on tripod. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

True grit - Barber painting sign on tent stretched on sidewalk of former place, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Looking northeast from corner Sutter and Jones Sts. 1906. Creator: Unknown
Looking northeast from corner Sutter and Jones Sts. 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Market St. from ferry depot - Chronicle and Call buildings in distance, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Market St. from ferry depot - Chronicle and Call buildings in distance, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Refugee camp made of scraps [of] corrugated sheet iron gathered from the ruins, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Ferry landing from Oakland, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Ferry landing from Oakland, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines

Refugees camp in Jefferson Square, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Refugees camp in Jefferson Square, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines

Ruins of St. Ignatios Catholic Church, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of St. Ignatios Catholic Church, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines

City Hall from McAllister St. looking northeast, 1906. Creator: Unknown
City Hall from McAllister St. looking northeast, 1906. San Francisco City Hall, only completed in 1899, was destroyed by the earthquake

View from Moulder School distributing station, showing tons of flour on sidewalk, 1906. Sacks of flour ready to be given out to survivors

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