A large steam engine with four wooden wheels with spokes resembling an early automobile is on a platform in front of a building. A man in an engineer suit is standing at the right; half of him is cut off.

In the background there are people with wagons and horses in an open field, buildings on a hill to the right, smoke in the air, and a large tent on the left. In the foreground there is a woman sitting on a chest, and to the right are a man sitting in a chair and two women in dark dresses and hats standing beside their belongings: chests, chairs, etc.

Two men are standing outside of a small tent-like structure with signs reading "Restaurant." The tent stands in front of a brick building. A wagon and piles of bricks are on the right.

Two men are standing among loose bricks and building debris that is in front of a building with portions of its walls and roof collapsed. Large metal tanks remain standing. On the back of the photo the building has been identified as a school and the tanks as boilers instead of brewery tanks. The true function of the building is unknown.

This is a back view of a large group of people, all wearing dark clothing, filling a street between two lines of buildings. The building on the left is identified as Kohl's. In the background there is a building surrounded by smoke and identified as the R.G. Dun & Co. building. Note: portions of Montgomery Street were changed to Columbus Ave. in 1909.

This is back view of a large group of people, all wearing dark clothing and hats, filling a street between two lines of buildings. The building on the left is identified as Kohl's. In the background there is a building surrounded by smoke and identified as the R.G. Dun & Co. building. In the foreground is a woman in a skirt and lighter jacket, holding a purse, and on her left is a hose lying on the ground. Note: portions of Montgomery Street were changed to Columbus Ave. in 1909.

A downhill street in what appears to be a residential area. There are people standing and sitting on the sidewalks, some with trunks, bundles and furniture. A few horse-drawn carriages and some trolley cars are on the street. The trolley tracks run up the center of the street. Clouds of smoke can be seen at the bottom of the street. On the right in the foreground are three men leaning on a cement wall.

A street on a hill with smoke in the sky. People are standing or sitting on the sidewalks of the streets with suitcases and bags. There are large homes lining the side of the streets. At the bottom of the street are trolleys. There are a few wagons and horses and electric poles running down the side of the street.

A residential street with blurred people on the sidewalk to the left. There are large homes on the left and right sides of the photograph. In the center of the photograph are telephone poles with a candle hanging on one. The background is filled with clouds of ash and dust.

A grassy hill near a street filled with people, luggage and wagons. There is a street to the right with buildings on the right and a large building in front of the hill. Smoke fills the sky.