Photographs of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire from the Charles Derleth Papers, 1868-1908, bulk 1906-1908

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Photographs of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire from the Charles Derleth Papers, 1868-1908, bulk 1906-1908

BANC PIC 1958.021--fALB

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One mile S. of Chittenden; lake made by a fall that washed out of valley of old fault

Fremont Bldg. for Claus Spreckels; S. W. corner Fremont and Market Sts., Jan. [January] 15, 1908. Pete driving - bluish mud at top; begins to drive hard the last 6 ft. 40 ft. lengths - 12" drain, butt, 8" diam. top - Brought up solidly at 40 ft. depth, probably on hard pan. Designed for 20 tons per pile. Piles at Market St. between Spear and Stuart [Steuart], 40 ft. Long, were loaded to 50 tons without appeciable settlement by test load.

No. 1 Fremont Street, east side, beginning 137 ft. south of Market; walls settled and basement floor forced up during earthquake. As here shown, walls have been removed above concrete work, leaving earthquake effects exposed. We are driving piles in lot next, northward, and find they drive very easily to depth of 38 to 42 ft. +-, thus showing the softness of foundation. W. L. Huber, Jan. 23, 1908.

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906. Fremont St., South of Market St. Basement floor on soft material

Framing concrete walls. S & H. Lachman Estate Bldg. S. W. corner Fremont & Market Sts. S. F. Picture taken June 1910. H. H. Hilp Jr.

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906. Fremont St., South of Mission St. Settlement of brick wall

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906. Removing basement floors bulged by the earthquake

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Skinner Ranch back of barn

Secondary Crack, Russian River about twenty four miles south of Healdsburg

Old Russian Church, Fort Ross - before

Old Russian Church, Fort Ross - after

Tomales Church

Stanford Library

Stanford Gymnasium

Dore St., San Francisco

Fourth St., Santa Rosa

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Container Listing

1. Fire Views

2. General Views, Earthquake and Fire Ruins

3. Seismograph Records

4. California Earthquake of Oct. 21, 1868

5. Geological Views, 1906

6. Santa Rosa, General Earthquake and Fire Views

7. Golden Gate Park

8. Damage to San Francisco's Water Supply

9. Sanitary Works

10. Palo Alto, Principally Stanford University

11. Agnews Insane Asylum

12. San Jose, General Earthquake Destruction

13. Spreckels Sugar Mill, Salinas Valley

14. Earthquake Damage to Bridges: (1) Pajaro River Bridge, Southern Pacific Railroad; (2) Highway Bridge Near Salinas

15. Earthquake Effects; Frame Buildings

16. Earthquake Effects; Brick Chimneys on Ordinary Wood and Brick Dwellings

17. Earthquake Effects; Brick Buildings

18. Earthquake Effects; School Buildings

19. Earthquake Effects: (1) Churches; (2) Stone Structures

20. Earthquake and Fire Effects to Chimneys and Factories

21. Earthquake and Fire Effects to Class B Buildings

22. Earthquake Destruction to Public Buildings in San Francisco

23. Earthquake and Fire Effects for First Class Structures, Mainly Class A Type

24. Fire Effects to Structural Steel and Cast Iron Columns

25. Fire Effects to Metal Shutters, Wire Glass, Doors, etc.

26. Berkeley Land Slide, Spring of 1907

27. Earthquake and Fire Effects, Reinforced Concrete Construction

28. San Francisco Scenes: (1) Buildings and Streets Before the Earthquake and Fire of April 1906; (2) Construction Views After the Calamity