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Photographs of earthquake damage at Stanford University

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Description: A group of 24 snapshots and photographic postcards of damage at Stanford University from the 1906 earthquake. Includes views inside college rooms and exterior buildings.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1906.
Call number: photPF 1000-1009
Provenance: Acquired from Farrand, 1942.
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Photographs of earthquake damage at Stanford University

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