Title:
Ruins of the City Hall, San Francisco, California; the result of twenty seconds of seismic action at 5:13 A.M., April 18,
1906. The building which had been twenty years in course of construction, cost over $6,000,000 and covered two blocks of land.
Height of main dome, 335 feet. Also showing Lick's Pioneer Monument in City Hall Square, undamaged by earthquake or fire,
which destroyed more than five hundred million dollars worth of property. Red Cross and Relief workers, are seen issuing emergency
requisitions.
Creator/Contributor:
Bear Photo Co.
Date:
1906
Subject:
Disaster relief--Photographs
Earthquakes--California--San Francisco--Photographs
Emergency medical personnel--Photographs
Emergency medical services--Photographs
Fires (damage)--Photographs
San Francisco (Calif.)--Earthquake and fire, 1906--Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works
San Francisco City Hall--Pictorial works
San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906--Pictorial works
A0109
Note:
[Bear Photo Co. no. 102]
Type:
Photographs
Physical Description:
16 x 12 cm.
Local Call Number:
F869.S3.S24794 Vol. 1:048b
Filename:
csl00007995_40a.tif