The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Collection
Earthquake and fire photographs selected from the Joseph N. LeConte collection, ca. 1900- ca. 1910?, bulk 1906
- Creators:
- LeConte, Joseph N. (Joseph Nisbet), 1870-1950
- Extent:
- 109 photographic prints
- Scope and content:
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89 items related to the 1906 earthquake and fire have been selected for digitization in this finding aid.
Collection contains snapshot and commercial photographic prints taken in San Francisco during and after the disaster of 1906. The views show fires burning, earthquake and fire damage, cityscapes, refugees and refugee camps. Among the locations and buildings pictured are Nob Hill, Market St., City Hall, Majestic Theatre, South of Market District, Financial District, and Wholesale District. Also included are views of Oakland. Photographers are unidentified. The LeConte collection includes views not related to the 1906 disaster which have not been described in the present finding aid. These images show such locations as Chatanooga, Tennessee; University of South Carolina; San Francisco's Cliff House, Sutro Baths and Seal Beach area; Monterey; and Oakland.
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Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481