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Ruins of City Hall, [1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.]

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A new and finer crown for California / CH [monogram].

Illustration shows a female figure holding out a crown labeled "The New Frisco", fashioned after a city skyline; a bear sits on the ground next to her and, in the background, are 16th or 17th century sailing sh More

First View of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail

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Panorama photograph from Pine and Powell streets, San Francisco, taken after the earthquake, ca. 1905

Original Caption: Panorama photograph from Pine and Powell streets, San Francisco, taken after the earthquake, ca. 1905..Created By: U.S. Senate. Committee on Printing. (12/15/1841 - 1946)..From: Record Group/C More

Valencia St. Bet. 18 and 19th - Public domain dedication image

Title: Valencia St. Bet. 18 and 19th..Alternative Title: Valencia Street Between 18th and 19th . .Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photog More

Palace Hotel., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Palace Hotel...Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver; 15 x 20 cm...File: ag1982_0186sx_61_palacehotel_sm_o More

[Man looking upward, San Francisco, after the earthquake and fire, 1906]

Buildings and debris in background. H81673 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of New York, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charred corpse of a victim of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) was a German-born American photographer who is best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown and the 1906 earthquake. He began his More

San Francisco Earthquake & Fire, Apr. 1906: Refugees at dinner, food plain but palatable, 16th and Dolores

Army relief operation. Stereo copyrighted by E.W. Kelley - Universal View Co. No. 7836. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cookery, military; Army, U.S.; Refugee More

Steps that lead to nowhere (after the fire)

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Bernhardt, Sarah, in carriage in San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906

A black and white photo of a woman in a hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Francisco, April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California

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San Francisco, April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California

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San Francisco Earthquake and Fire: House of Mirth

Temporary living quarters - 2 men and 3 women in front. H77336 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ca. SF Earthquake; Shelf.

Turk St., from the corner of Market and Mason Sts., San Francisco, Cal

"3156" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019236. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Stanford Unit'y Palo Alto., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Stanford Unit'y Palo Alto...Alternative Title: Stanford University, Palo Alto..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gela 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

Girl's High School Scott St. - Public domain dedication image

Title: Girl's High School Scott St...Alternative Title: Girl's High School, Scott Street..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: More

Two women dressed in green seated at a table in Arnold Genthe's studio on Clay Street in San Francisco

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[View "from the hilltop site of the Fairmont Hotel" showing ruins after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake]

H79075 U.S. Copyright Office. Panel 7 (from left) of 9 panel panoramic photograph. Photograph by Johannes B. Moller. Copyright Jun 7 1906 by Johannes B. Moller. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the p More

San Francisco, April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California

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Earthquake, San Francisco. April 18, 1906. American Red Cross Canteen

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Slides. Group title: Disaster Relief. 1 October 1919 [date received] Used in More

Foot of Market Street, showing earthquake upheaval, San Francisco, Cal

Negative cracked across. "3201 A" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019202. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

San Francisco, April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California

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Valencia St., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Valencia St...Alternative Title: Valencia Street . .Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver; 15 x 20 c More

Photograph of the West Front of the New Chronicle Building Showing Damage by the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, 1906

Original Caption: Photograph of the West Front of the New Chronicle Building Showing Damage by the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, 1906..Created By: U.S. Senate. Committee on Printing. (12/15/1841 - 1946)..Fr More

Main corridor of San Francisco's new P. O. (building little damaged by earthquake, Apr. 18, 1906), U. S. A

Hall of Justice, Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Hall of Justice..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver; 15 x 20 cm...File: ag1982_0186sx_66_hallofjustice_ More

Up Market St. from Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal

"3168" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019204. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Ruins of Flood Mansion, Nob Hill, San Francisco, Cal.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

San Francisco earthquake, 1906: Refugees at Golden Gate

2 rows of tents. Stereo copyrighted by Tom M. Phillips. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Army, US; Barbers...; Photog. I.; Ca. S- F- Earth.; Billboards; Refugees; Shelf.

Mission Relief Headquarters. The barn of James Rolph Jr. on Guerrero Street was converted into the headquarters for Mission relief. Later, Rolph became Mayor of San Francisco and then governor. On April 18, 1906 at 5:15 AM a quake of 8.25 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco. Greater destruction came from the fires afterwards. The city burned for three days. The combination destroyed 490 city blocks and 25,000 buildings, leaving 250,000 homeless and killing between 450 and 700. Estimated damages, over $350 million

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

Ruin of the $7,000,000 City Hall by earthquake and fire. The building was a monument of poor workmanship, materials and design. The U.S. Geological Survey Report on the San Francisco Earthquake of April 18,1906. (Possible photograph by Frank Soule) On April 18, 1906 at 5:15 AM a quake of 8.25 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco. Greater destruction came from the fires afterwards. The city burned for three days. The combination destroyed 490 city blocks and 25,000 buildings, leaving 250,000 homeless and killing between 450 and 700. Estimated damages, over $350 million

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

Panorama from roof of Ferry P.O., San Francisco, Cal.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Earthquake, San Francisco. April 18, 1906. American Red Cross Assistant

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Slides. Group title: Disaster Relief. 1 October 1919 [date received] Used in More

Panorama of San Francisco disaster, Panoramic Photograph

H78405 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Kilborn & Burn; May 31, 1906. Copyright claimant's address: Sacramento, Cal. This image is a copy photograph.

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.

[Two men cleaning street, horse-drawn wagon and damaged buildings in the background, after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake]

Inscribed in lower right corner: 7. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washington : Library of Congress ..., 1975, no. 128.

San Francisco earthquake: Ruins - stereocsopic card

Stereograph by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906: A crude shelter for a home, ruins and U.S. Mint, April 1906

Stereo copyrighted by E.W. Kelley; Universal View Co. No. 7895. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mints, US; City halls; Ca. SF; Photog. I.; Shelf.

Burnt-out truck of an inbound streetcar lies on Third Street between Market and Mission. The Call Building (left) at the corner of Third and Market streets. Mutual Savings Bank is across Market and Kearny. On April 18, 1906 at 5:15 AM a quake of 8.25 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco. Greater destruction came from the fires afterwards. The city burned for three days. The combination destroyed 490 city blocks and 25,000 buildings, leaving 250,000 homeless and killing between 450 and 700. Estimated damages, over $350 million

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

Geary St. from Market St., San Francisco, California

Ruins after San Francisco earthquake; man and dog standing in left foreground.] Photoprint by F.J. Chapman and J.E. Meddaugh. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.

One of the many Street Kitchens that sprang up in the aftermath of the quake. This one is in front of the Baker & Greenwich Street Market, near the Presidio. On April 18, 1906 at 5:15 AM a quake of 8.25 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco. Greater destruction came from the fires afterwards. The city burned for three days. The combination destroyed 490 city blocks and 25,000 buildings, leaving 250,000 homeless and killing between 450 and 700. Estimated damages, over $350 million

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

Home life among the refugees - a street of tents in the Presidio, San Francisco Disaster

Stereo shows a couple at a makeshift camp table outside of their tent in the Presidio after the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. H80899 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 20651. Exhibited: Documenting Disaster: Photo More

Bernhardt, Sarah, in carriage in San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906

Title devised from Genthe's records. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. PR6 card; SF

San Francisco earthquake, 1906: Great cracks and settling sidewalks, Capp Street

Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. No. 8714. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ca. SF Streets; Churches SF; Ca. SF; Photog. Index; Shelf.

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire: partially collapsed buildings, tents, man seated in rocking chair in foreground

H77572 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ca. SF Earthquake; Shelf.

Interior of Arnold Genthe's studio on Clay Street in San Francisco

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. vd image reversed

Heart of San Francisco's ruined wholesale district, Battery north from California St., April 1906

H76714 U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted by E.W. Kelley. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: California; Shelf. LOT 11523? of earthquake.

California St. From Kearney., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: California St. From Kearney...Alternative Title: California Street From Kearney..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: ge More

Looking up Post St. from Kearney St., San Francisco, Cal.

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.

Cooking in the street, San Francisco, Cal.

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San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906: Calif. Statehood Monument and city's ruins, up Turk St. from Market St.

Stereo copyrighted by E.W. Kelley; Universal View Co. No. 7876. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mints, US; City halls; Ca. SF; Photog. I.; Shelf.

Interior of Arnold Genthe's studio on Clay Street in San Francisco

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) was a German-born American photographer who is best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown and the 1906 earthquak More

Charms of the Mikado's kingdom reproduced in the beautiful Japanese tea garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal

No. 6793. Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The museum modeled after an Egyptian temple, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal

No. 20555. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The World-famous Cliff House on Point Lobos at entrance to the Golden Gate, San Francisco, Cal

No. 20560. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Observatory, G.G. Park, S.F., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Observatory, G.G. Park, S.F...Alternative Title: Observatory, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco ..Creator: Stoddard ..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographi More

Miniature lake in the Japanese garden, a delightful retreat in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

No. 6792. Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Francisco earthquake, 1906: Cattle killed by falling walls

Stereo copyrighted by Tom M. Phillips. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Army, US; Barbers...; Photog. I.; Ca. S- F- Earth.; Billboards; Refugees; Shelf.

Dupont St. Chinatown., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Dupont St. Chinatown...Alternative Title: Dupont Street Chinatown..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver; More

High School Redwood City., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: High School Redwood City...Alternative Title: High School, Redwood City..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin si More

North from Mission near Fourth, San Francisco, California

Panoramic view of devestated area of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire. Photo by Pillsbury Pictures This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Rainbow and a distant view of San Francisco beyond hills

Title devised. Unmasked version of the image. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. ID: based on description of lost autochrome on p. 122 of TQ dissertation; am assuming this is a related image copy sent to Ha More

Bernhardt, Sarah, in carriage in San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906

Title devised from Genthe's records. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. PR6 card; SF

Arnold Genthe reading by the window of his house in San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, 1906, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Photograph of St. Francis Hotel After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, 1906

Original Caption: Photograph of St. Francis Hotel Showing the Clean Sweep of Fire in the Business Section of All Except Class A Steel Frame Buildings After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, 1906..Created By: U More

Ruin At Palo Alto., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Ruin At Palo Alto...Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver; 15 x 20 cm...File: ag1982_0186sx_96_ruin_sm_opt More

GROUND EFFECTS AND BUILDING DAMAGE On the east side of Howard Street near 17th Street in San Francisco all houses shifted toward the left. The three-story house dropped from its south foundation wall and leaned against the neighboring house. This area, called the Mission District, was a "fill" area along the former course of Mission Creek. It was an area of high-intensity shaking exceeded only by areas in close proximity to the fault. For blocks the land surface and paved streets were thrown into wave forms trending east and west. U.S. Geological Survey (Possible photograph by G.K. Gilbert)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: US Geological Survey Release Status: Release More

Hall of Justice, Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, Cal.

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

No. 4-Panorama o the fashionable shopping and retail districts as the camera sees them, from the top of the Fairmount Hotel

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. [Kytka, Theodore, copyright claimant] San Francisc More

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906: Impressive evidence of earthquake and fire, City Hall from Mission St., April 1906

Stereo copyrighted by E.W. Kelley; Universal View Co. No. 7881. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mints, US; City halls; Ca. SF; Photog. I.; Shelf.

San Francisco Earthquake & Fire, Apr. 1906: The heart of Chinatown in ruins, Dupont St., north from Pine St., showing St. Mary's Church

Stereo copyrighted by E.W. Kelley - Universal View Co. No. 7828. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cookery, military; Army, U.S.; Refugees; Churches- Cal.; Cal. More

Camping in Jefferson Square, San Francisco, California

Photograph shows view from street of tent city in Jefferson Square, San Francisco, California, after earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906; horse-drawn cart with salvaged goods in the foreground. H76563 U.S. Co More

[Two women amidst bricks and rubble after San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906]

H78343 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dynamiting The Examiner Bl'g., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Dynamiting The Examiner Bl'g...Alternative Title: Dynamiting The Examiner Building..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: More

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906: Leaving the stricken city, crowd at Ferry Depot, April 1906

Stereo copyrighted by E.W. Kelley; Universal View Co. No. 7884. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mints, US; City halls; Ca. SF; Photog. I.; Shelf.

San Francisco earthquake: Burning a dead man on wood pyre

Stereograph by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Cremation; Sanitation.

Up Market St. from Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

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San Andreas Fault—Fault Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Point Reyes National Seashore, California. An offset fence line reveals the 16 feet (5 meters) of lateral ground breakage that occured as the San Andreas Fault suddenly let loose during the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.

Y.M.C.A. Bl'd'g. Mason St., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Y.M.C.A. Bl'd'g. Mason St...Alternative Title: YMCA Building, Mason Street..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin More

[Palace Hotel on fire, San Francisco, California, during earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906]

Copyright by Pillsbure [i.e. Pillsbury] Picture Co. No. 10. Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cal.

Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, 1906, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

S.F. Stock Exchange., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: S.F. Stock Exchange...Alternative Title: San Francisco Stock Exchange..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silv More

San Francisco earthquake and fire, April 18, 1906 /

This film shows the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, and the devastation resulting from the subsequent three-day fire. The 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 5:12am and was centered More

A gathering of autos, possibly a parking lot with chauffeurs and mechanics. On the left with the hood up is a 1907 Type H Locomobile 35 H.P. Touring Car. On the right, a pair of 1906 Cadillac Model M Light Touring Cars

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

Panoramic View of Nearly Total Devastation of San Francisco Other Effects of the Disaster "This view of the San Francisco ruins shows many square blocks completely leveled. The photograph was taken on May 1, 1906, almost a month after the disaster. Much of the debris had already been hauled away leaving only empty ash-blackened blocks. Rebuilding of small buildings had begun

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: San Francisco Examiner Release Status: Relea More

Ruins of San Francisco, 500 feet elevation above Hyde and Green Sts.

Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; June 1906.

Eddy St. Near Filmore, Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Eddy St. Near Filmore..Alternative Title: Eddy Street Near Filmore..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver; More

Market St., east from 5th, San Francisco, Cal.

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.

[Scene painter amid earthquake rubble painting picture of ruins of large building after San Francisco earhtquake-fire. 1906

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artists at work; Shelf.

A trip down Market Street before the fire /

The following is a scene-by-scene description of the film: [Frame: 0300 (part 1)] The film begins looking northeast on Market Street just west of the intersection of Hyde, Grove and 8th streets. The dark buildi More

Entrance to Golden Gate Park - the shelter of homeless refugees during earthquake panic - Sutro Heights, San Francisco, Cal

No. 20568. Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Soldiers from the Presidio stand amid the rubble of fallen buildings after the earthquake. The Hall of Records (dome) is in the background (right). On April 18, 1906 at 5:15 AM a quake of 8.25 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco. Greater destruction came from the fires afterwards. The city burned for three days. The combination destroyed 490 city blocks and 25,000 buildings, leaving 250,000 homeless and killing between 450 and 700. Estimated damages, over $350 million

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More