Three surviving structures in the Financial District can be seen in this dramatic photo. At far left is the Kohl Building on Montgomery Street, the Merchants' Exchange Building on California and, in the center of the picture, the Mills Building on Montgomery. (from Museum of the City of San Francisco, Picture 49.)

Wreckage of buildings. (from University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Gallery of the Open Frontier)

San Francisco City Hall. Photo from the corner of Ninth and Market. (from University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Gallery of the Open Frontier)