Image ID:  DP9
Image Date:   [ca. June 1906]
Image Title:   GOLDEN GATE AVENUE, NEAR VAN NESS, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Image Caption:   Caption 1: No. 9: The new, temporary structure of Wells Fargo & Co. Express, which was erected since the fire of April 18th, 1906, and which is located in the burned district on south [sic] side of Golden Gate Ave., is all of Redwood exterior finish.

Caption 2: [San Francisco street scene after April 1906 earthquake and fire showing temporary headquarters of Wells Fargo & Co. Express with people, horse-drawn carriages, and stacks of lumber visible. Sign on building at far right reads "The Globe Restaurant."]

[This image is from an album prepared in June of 1906 by the Redwood Car Shippers Bureau, containing 10 photographs depicting damage caused by the San Francisco earthquake and fires of April 1906, promoting the effectiveness of redwood as a fire-retardant construction material. The album was donated to the Forest History Society by the Davenport, Peters Company.]
Photographer:   [unknown]
Use Restrictions:   Permission from the Forest History Society required for any use of this image.
Repository Contact Information:   Forest History Society, Inc.; 701 William Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701; Tel.: (919) 682-9319; Fax: (919) 682-2349.