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1906 > San Francisco Earthquake

 

 

 

 

Description: San Francisco Earthquake of 1906:

Ruins in vicinity of Post and Grant Avenue.

Looking northeast

Source:

US Archiv ARCWEB ARC

Identifier:

524396

NARA National Archives and Records Administration

Date: 04/1906

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Post-and-Grant-Avenue.-Look.jpg

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake

Primary source: NARA

http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=524396&Gsm=2007-12-05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco Earthquake of 1906:

Stockton Street from Union Square,

looking toward Market Street

Source US Archiv ARCWEB ARC Identifier:

524403 NARA National Archives and Records Administration

 

Date 04/1906

 

Author Photographer: Chadwick, H. D.

(US Gov War Department. Office of the Chief Signal Officer.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sfearthquake2.jpg

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake

Primary source: NARA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

No. 1.

Effect of earthquake on houses built on loose or made ground.

 

Records of the United States Senate,

National Archives from Record Group 46

http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/sf/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 22.

Union street car line - showing displacement of made ground."

 

RG 46, Records of the United States Senate,

National Archives.

http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/sf/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A view toward San Francisco Bay

after the earthquake on April 18, 1906,

shows part of the fire that especially

devastated the downtown area.

(111-AGF-9)

 

NARA

http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/sf/
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"No. 6.

View of the ruined tower of the City Hall.

Damage due to earthquake alone."

 

Records of the United States Senate,

National Archives from Record Group 46

http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/sf/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"No. 17.

West front of the new Chronicle Building showing damage by earthquake." RG 46,

Records of the United States Senate,

National Archives from Record Group 46

http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/sf/
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"No. 21.

St. Francis Hotel, Fairmount Hotel in distance

showing clean sweep of fire in business section of all

except class A steel frame buildings."

 

Records of the United States Senate,

National Archives from Record Group 46

http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/sf/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1906

 

San Francisco earthquake

 

https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/sf-earthquake-and-fire/ 

https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/sf 

https://www.loc.gov/collections/
san-francisco-earthquake-and-fire-1897-to-1916/about-this-collection/ 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2006/04/11/
5334411/remembering-the-1906-san-francisco-earthquake

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-04-18-quake_x.htm

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/apr/18/
usnews.naturaldisasters 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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