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Photographs of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and fire

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    Photographs of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and fire

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    Photographs by an unknown photographer documenting the aftermath of the April 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, California. Images depict the devastated buildings and landscape as well as tent cities and bird's eye views over the city.

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    Photographs of the San Francisco Earthquake aftermath

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    A collection of 68 photographs of the city of San Francisco, California, following the Earthquake of 1906, including elevated views of the ruins. Among the buildings shown are churches, office buildings, stores, government buildings, and the Bells of Shandon, a notorious "crimp house" saloon. Some of the photographs show views of the harbor, buckled streets, and still-smoking ruins.

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    Early views of San Francisco and photographs of 1906 earthquake aftermath

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    Photographs of buildings in ruins, survivor's tents, streets, and other details of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Some small panoramas by Charles Z. Bailey. Also a few photographs of drawings of the city in the 19th century, and images of ships and shipwrecks in the bay.

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    San Francisco Earthquake and Fire collection

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    Two photograph albums of San Francisco after the earthquake in 1906. Also two maps showing burned districts of San Francisco.

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  • Destruction of San Francisco by earthquake & fire

    Destruction of San Francisco by earthquake & fire

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    Image of nineteen views of scenes and buildings in San Francisco, California, after the great earthquake and fire of 1906; views of buildings and elevated street views show destruction from the disaster, including people taking refuge in Golden Gate Park, distribution of bread, and ruins from various vantage points in the city; each scene is captioned.

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    San Francisco earthquake and fire photomechanical stereograph set

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    A set of 60 color, photomechanically-printed stereograph images of the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The cards have printed text, but the maker is unidentified. Cards are in a black box with title on top.

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