Buildings surround the remains of City Hall. On the right in the distance there is a large single pole standing amidst debris. The entire foreground is covered with pieces of stone, metal, and building materials.

There is debris all over the ground on the side of City Hall. Large, collapsed columns are on the ground surrounded by many bricks and pieces of wire (possibly a spiral railing). There are railroad tracks in the foreground.

Five men are standing outside City Hall with debris and bricks in the foreground. There are two light poles on the left side of the building by the men. On the right there are fallen columns.

There is a building, the Hall of Justice, beside a large tree. On the top of the building there is a damaged railing and central tower. There is a circular wire with a pole sticking out of the central tower towards the right. On the ground there are a few people. In the foreground is a street to the side of which is a tent and a man in a hat sitting on boxes, surrounded by boards, containers, pans and gunnysacks.

There is a building identified as the Ferry Building, with a clock tower with a steeple on it. Surrounding the building are roofs to many buildings. The edge of a waterwheel is visible on the right. Large poles are in front of the buildings.

The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York on a street corner darkened, perhaps by fire. There are bricks and rubble in the foreground. The building on the left looks severely damaged. On the right side of the building is a ladder just over the top of the building

A view of the front panel of a store that reads "Ale Bros. Inc." that is severely damaged, almost hollow. Rubble and bricks are covering the foreground, and there is a brick wall with bars sticking out.

This is the front of a large, empty church with debris on the ground in front of it. There are three plaques on the front of the building; the plaque in the center reads "To Almighty God, under the invocation of Saint Francis of Assisium." Note: portions of Montgomery Street were changed to Columbus Ave. in 1909.

This building is the million-dollar Flood residence on Nob Hill. The roof and interior collapsed with only the outside walls remaining. It has intricate sculpting and a balcony in front. There is a sidewalk lined with an ornate metal fence beside it.

This building is the million-dollar Flood residence on Nob Hill. This is a side view of the hollowed stone building; some people are on the sidewalk, observing. On the right side a man and two women are standing on top of the cement in front of the fence. On top of the building a broken railing and two pipes are coming out of the building on the right.