San Francisco: a few views showing progress in reconstruction two years after the great conflagration / Photographs by E.N. Sewell, April 18, 1908, 1908

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Summary

Creators:
Sewell, E. N. (Edward N.)
Abstract:
Photographs documenting reconstruction of San Francisco business and public buildings two years after the April 18, 1906 earthquake and fire.
Extent:
24 photographs in 1 album
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], San Francisco: a few views showing progress in reconstruction two years after the great conflagration, BANC PIC 2018.030, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Professional quality street scenes and views of buildings, documenting reconstruction in San Francisco two years after the April 18, 1906 earthquake and subsequent fires destroyed much of the city. Chiefly pictured are downtown business buildings.

Acquisition information:
San Francisco: a few views showing progress in reconstruction two years after the great conflagration was given to The Bancroft Library by the estate of Kay A. Barresi in 2017.
Physical location:
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Physical facet:
: gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
; prints 19 x 24 cm, album 24 x 32 cm
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], San Francisco: a few views showing progress in reconstruction two years after the great conflagration, BANC PIC 2018.030, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
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