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Kearny & Chestnut 1906

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View approximately northeast from the cliff above Kearny Street above Chestnut over ruins of waterfront area in North Point, looking towards Embarcadero (then East Street). Reconstruction in progress on Globe Iron Mill. Sailing ship and steam ship in bay. Coal bunker and new warehouse at right center.
Photographer Unknown (Marilyn Blaisdell Collection / Courtesy of a Private Collector)

Kearny & Chestnut Kearny & Chestnut

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