The wreck of the beautiful St. Luke's Church on Van Ness Avenue, devastated by earthquake and fire.

A family of refugees waiting for dinner in camp at Ft. Mason after the San Francisco disaster.

Refugees snug camp in the shades of Columbia Park, San Francisco fire-swept disctrict.

A make-shift camp on the border of desolation in the fire scourged disctrict of San Francisco.

Gathering a few home relics at the ruins of the Wenban Palace, Van Ness Ave., San Francisco.

Ft. Mason refugee campers and their belongings saved from the flames of burning San Francisco.

The ruins of streets and homes, of wrecked district at Van Ness and Vallejo Sts., San Francisco.

Union Square, San Francisco, showing Dewey Monument, the Call and Dana Bldgs.

Jim Forrest's camp, where 20 tons of provisions were distributed each day to the San Francisco refugees.

Cracks caused by earthquake in the walls of San Francisco's new granite Post Office building.

The beautiful house on Pacific Ave. damaged by earthquake, San Francisco, April 18, 1906.

Glimpse of the fire devastated heart of San Francisco from the Huntington Palace on California Street.

Tonsorial establishment in temporary quarters at Ft. Mason refugee camp after the disaster.

Out door kitchens. Ruptured chimneys forced San Francisco to cook on the street for several weeks.

A Chinese chef driven from kitchen to curb by the San Francisco earthquake disaster, April 18, 1906.

Emergency camp and costume of San Francisco's young ladies who lost everything in the disaster.

Bringing order out of chaos of San Francisco's ruins. Opening up impassable streets.

A row of earthquake wrecked cottages on Steiner and Busch Streets, San Francisco.

The utter desolation of San Francisco from the water front, Fairmount Hotel and Nob Hill in the distance.

San Francisco's six million-dollar City Hall, containing the municipal records wrecked by earthquake.

Bound for the ferry after the San Francisco earthquake and fire disaster of April 18, 1906.

San Francisco's magnificent City Hall and Hall of Records. Destroyed by fire and earthquake.

Down California St. from Fairmount Hotel, the fire swept district of San Francisco.

Showing devastation by earthquake and fire, building containing the municipal records.

A government relief boat at Oakland loading supplies for the stricken city of San Francisco.

Earthquake and fire wreck of the magnificent Huntington and Flood palaces and Fairmount Hotel.

Wrecking dangerous walls in the shaken and burned district of San Francisco, April 18, 1906.

Effect of earthquake on Market Street pavement, ferry bldg. tower in distance, San Francisco.

Opening the safes of a Market Street jewellry store, San Francisco, after the catastrophe.

The fire wrecked street cars and once beautiful residence district on California St.