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San Francisco Earthquake Photograph Collection, 1906
MSS.2015.04.29
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: San Francisco Earthquake Photograph Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2015.04.29
Physical Description:
1 Box
(0.9 linear feet)
Date: 1906
Abstract: The San Francisco Earthquake Photograph Collection is made up of 28 photographs of the structural damage caused by the earthquake
and fire that hit San Francisco and the Northern California coast on April 18, 1906. Many of the pictures are of San Francisco's
landmark buildings and sites such as City Hall, the Palace Hotel, and Union Square. Also included are images of relief efforts
and refugee camps that were constructed in the aftermath of the disaster. Views of important street intersections and thoroughfares
such as Pine St. show the extent of the area's devastation.
The San Francisco Earthquake Photograph Collection consists of 28 (5 x 7 in.) photographs of the structural damage caused
by the earthquake and fire that hit San Francisco and the Northern California coast on April 18, 1906. Many of the pictures
are of San Francisco's landmark buildings and sites such as City Hall, the Palace Hotel, and Union Square. Also included are
images of relief efforts and refugee camps that were constructed in the aftermath of the disaster. Views of important street
intersections and thoroughfares such as Pine St. show the extent of the area's devastation.
Copyright has not been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for
permission to publish or quote manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files from or derived
from these collections is restricted to research and educational purposes.
San Francisco Earthquake Photographic Collection, MSS-2015-04-29, San José State University Library, Special Collections &
Archives.
The collection is organized numerically as assigned by donor.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906.
Ruins -- California -- San Francisco -- 1900-1910.
Fires -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Streets -- San Francisco -- Photographs
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Market Street
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Refugee camps
Buildings -- Earthquake effects -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Photographs -- Nob Hill
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Photographs -- Post Street
Cliff House (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Photographs