San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake of, 1868
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- William Shew , Hector W. Vaughan , Eadweard Muybridge , Isaiah W. Taber
- Extent:
- 11 cartes de visite, 10 x 7 cm.; 2 stereographs, 9 x 18 cm. 14 digital objects
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake of 1868 collection contains eleven cartes de visite and two stereographs taken in 1868 by various photographers. The collection documents the damage exacted by the Hayward earthquake of October 21, 1868, estimated to have had a Richter scale magnitude of seven. Hayward structures pictured in the collection include the Edminton Grain Warehouse, the Morse and Heslep Flour Mill, and the San Leandro Courthouse. Also pictured is the Estudillo residence of San Leandro, and three San Francisco street scenes.
Several prints in the collection are the work of the early San Francisco daguerreotyper William Shew. Other identified photographers include Hector W. Vaughan, Eadweard Muybridge, and Isaiah W. Taber.
- Acquisition information:
- The San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake of 1868 collection was received as a gift of the Friends of the Bancroft Library in 1983.
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