Lotta's Fountain in San Francisco, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Mission San Jose de Guadalupe, Mission & Washington Boulevards, Fremon...
See also HALS CA-75 for additional documentation. Significance: Restored remains of Fourteenth Mission founded by Franciscan Fathers in Alta, California. Site consecrated June 11, 1797. Church and most of the... More
Sainsevain Property, 14804 Summit Avenue, Fontana, San Bernardino Coun...
Significance: The 1874 residence and ancillary structures a smokehouse and reservoir, are eligible for listing on the National Register according to Criteria A, B, C, (and D). The Sainsevain Complex is signif... More
San Francisco in ruins, May 5th, 1906
H92598 U.S. Copyright Office Photographer's address: Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; May 13, 1906. Exhibited in: Documenting disaster: photographs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire... More
Mauna Loa Road, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosystems and archaeological sites. It represents the traditional NPS ... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
Peak House, 322 South Second Street, Manhattan, Riley County, KS
Significance: The Peak House was determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 because of the building's architectural characteristics reflecting distinctive type, period, and method ... More
Ruins of San Francisco from the site of the Mechanics' Pavilion
H80587 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Smith Bros.; July 16, 1906; DLC/PP-1906:43052. Copyright claimant's address: Oakland, Cal.
Sesnon House, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, Santa Cruz County, CA
Significance: The age and early mission-style design of Sesnon House is unique to Santa Cruz County, and the building pre-dates similar grand country homes in the area by 10 to 20 years. The interior construct... More
City Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA
Significance: One of the most elegant civic buildings in the US. It was designed by Arthur Brown, Jr., and his executive partner, John Bukewell, Jr., after a competition held in 1912. The building was effective... More
Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Cop...
Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All ... More
Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Cop...
Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All ... More
San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Faro de Punta Higuero, Punta Higuero, Centro Puntas, Rincon Municipio,...
Significance: In 1892 the original light was built as a fixed white 6th order station with a 6 mile range light beam. It was a singular piece of design and construction similar to Guanica Light. The most stri... More
Crater Rim Drive, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosystems and archaeological sites. It represents the traditional NPS ... More
Crater Rim Drive, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosystems and archaeological sites. It represents the traditional NPS ... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, ...
Significance: The original lighthouse was built in 1889 in position 18* 29' 26" N - 67* 9' 43" W, very close to the sea in a low sandy point. In 1918 Puerto Rico experienced an earthquake which had its epicente... More
Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, ...
Significance: The original lighthouse was built in 1889 in position 18* 29' 26" N - 67* 9' 43" W, very close to the sea in a low sandy point. In 1918 Puerto Rico experienced an earthquake which had its epicente... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
Mission San Juan Bautista, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, San...
Suggested address, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, is not verifiable in documentation. See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4 Building/structure dates: ca. 1797- ... More
Mission San Juan Bautista, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, San...
Suggested address, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, is not verifiable in documentation. See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4 Building/structure dates: ca. 1797- ... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Arnold Genthe - On the ruins (April 1906), Chinatown, San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Bernhardt, Sarah, in carriage in San Francisco after the earthquake an...
A black and white photo of a woman in a horse drawn carriage. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Market Street toward ferry, San Francisco, Calif.
Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Inverted statue of L. Agassiz
Photograph shows statue of Louis Agassiz after it has fallen from its plinth after an earthquake, the head of the statue embedded in the paving in front of the Zoology building at Stanford University. H 77470 U... More
Giving clothing, Fort Point, San Francisco, California
Distribution of clothing to homeless people, San Francisco, California, after earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906. Copyright Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 59. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Cong... More
Panorama from Hopkins Institute, Panoramic Photograph
H78111 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; May 23, 1906; DLC/PP-1906:42933. Copyright claimant's address: 1070 Broadway, Oakland, California. No. 233.
Arnold Genthe - Edge of Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.
Picryl description: Public domain image of historical building ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Down Market St., Phelan Bldg. in foreground, San Francisco, Cal.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
San Francisco, April 18, 1906. 1930s public domain photogrpaph.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
San Francisco, April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California
Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, 1906, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Arnold Genthe - The Heart of Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.
Picryl description: Public domain image of historical building ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Survivors of the earthquake, Messina, Sicily, Italy]
H121696 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The devastated urban district immediately following the earthquake dis...
Album entitled: "Yokohama Reconstructed, 1929". Panorama is photo no. 25 in album, on last page. Accompanying caption reads: "The great earthquake of the 1st Sept., 1923 which swept its ways through the Kwanto... More
Lotta's Fountain in San Francisco, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Aerial view of a portion of the San Andreas fault in California's Sier...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The geological fault runs roughly 810 miles through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. Cre... More
San Francisco disaster - earthquake and fire - man standing among rubb...
Photo copyrighted by George R. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Ca. SF Earthquake; Shelf.
Sainsevain Property, 14804 Summit Avenue, Fontana, San Bernardino Coun...
Significance: The 1874 residence and ancillary structures a smokehouse and reservoir, are eligible for listing on the National Register according to Criteria A, B, C, (and D). The Sainsevain Complex is signif... More
San Francisco, April 18, 1906, lantern slide
Picryl description: Public domain image of damaged, burned, or destroyed buildings, natural disaster, fire destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More
Panorama of San Francisco from the Ferry Building
H78302 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; May 15, 1906. No. 230. Streets labeled on image.
Sketches of Louisville and its environs : including, among a great var...
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Panoramic view of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and f...
No. 15. Copyright by Casey & Clancy, San Francisco, Cal. Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mission San Juan Bautista, Church, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Pl...
See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4-A Building/structure dates: 1803-1812 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1906 Subsequent Work Building/structure date... More
Panorama of burned district from Jones & Bush Sts., S.F.
H79810 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; W. J. Street; June 19, 1906.
Sesnon House, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, Santa Cruz County, CA
Significance: The age and early mission-style design of Sesnon House is unique to Santa Cruz County, and the building pre-dates similar grand country homes in the area by 10 to 20 years. The interior construct... More
Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Cop...
Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All ... More
Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Cop...
Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All ... More
Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Cop...
Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All ... More
Faro de Punta Higuero, Punta Higuero, Centro Puntas, Rincon Municipio,...
Significance: In 1892 the original light was built as a fixed white 6th order station with a 6 mile range light beam. It was a singular piece of design and construction similar to Guanica Light. The most stri... More
Crater Rim Drive, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosystems and archaeological sites. It represents the traditional NPS ... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, ...
Significance: The original lighthouse was built in 1889 in position 18* 29' 26" N - 67* 9' 43" W, very close to the sea in a low sandy point. In 1918 Puerto Rico experienced an earthquake which had its epicente... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
Mission San Juan Bautista, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, San...
Suggested address, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, is not verifiable in documentation. See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4 Building/structure dates: ca. 1797- ... More
Mission San Juan Bautista, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, San...
Suggested address, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, is not verifiable in documentation. See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4 Building/structure dates: ca. 1797- ... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Arnold Genthe - San Francisco, April 18, 1906
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 120. Purc... More
Arnold Genthe - San Francisco, April 18, 1906
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 120. Purc... More
Foot of Market Street, showing earthquake upheaval, San Francisco, Cal...
Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, 1906, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Charred corpse of a victim of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Arnold Genthe - On the ruins (April 1906), Chinatown, San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.