The Earthquake Story of Stanford University Photograph Album, 1906-1964

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Summary

Title:
The Earthquake Story of Stanford University photograph album
Dates:
1906-1964
Creators:
Breer, Carl
Abstract:
Photographs taken by Carl Breer on the Stanford University campus and in San Francisco shortly after the April 1906 earthquake, accompanied by text written in 1963-64. Volume one depicts destruction on the Stanford campus, including Memorial Church, Memorial Arch, Encina Hall, the new Library and Gymnasium buildings, and the Aggasiz statue. Volume two records his trip into San Francisco with fellow student Ralph Hopkins; locations photographed there include Bernal Heights, intersection of Laguna and Market streets, Golden Gate park, Red Cross relief stations, and Stanyon Street. There are also photographs taken in 1946 of Breer and the steam car that he designed and built in 1901; other people in those photographs include race car driver Barney Oldfield and Chrysler engineers Owen Skelton and Fred Zeder.
Extent:
2.75 Linear Feet (2 volumes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] The Earthquake Story of Stanford University Photograph Album (A0025). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Photographs taken by Carl Breer on the Stanford University campus and in San Francisco shortly after the April 1906 earthquake, accompanied by text written in 1963-64. Volume one depicts destruction on the Stanford campus, including Memorial Church, Memorial Arch, Encina Hall, the new Library and Gymnasium buildings, and the Aggasiz statue. Volume two records his trip into San Francisco with fellow student Ralph Hopkins; locations photographed there include Bernal Heights, intersection of Laguna and Market streets, Golden Gate park, Red Cross relief stations, and Stanyon Street. There are also photographs taken in 1946 of Breer and the steam car that he designed and built in 1901; other people in those photographs include race car driver Barney Oldfield and Chrysler engineers Owen Skelton and Fred Zeder.

Biographical / historical:

Breer earned his a.b. in mechanical engineering at Stanford University in 1909.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Carl Breer, 1964.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-01-31 09:47:26 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item] The Earthquake Story of Stanford University Photograph Album (A0025). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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