San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Stereographs by W.S. Smith, 1906
Processed by Chris McDonald.
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
1996
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Stereographs by W.S. Smith, 1906
Collection number: BANC PIC 1981.116 -- STER
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
1996
Finding aid and digital representations of archival materials funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
- Processed and encoded by:
- California Heritage Digital Image Access Project staff in The Bancroft Library and The Library's Electronic Text Unit
- Digital images processed by:
- The Library Photographic Service
- Finding aid completed:
- September 1996
© 1996 The Regents of the University of California
Collection Summary
Collection Title: San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Stereographs by W.S. Smith,
Date (inclusive): 1906
Collection Number: BANC PIC 1981.116 -- STER
Extent:
24 color stereographs, 9 x 18 cm.
24 digital objects
Publisher:
W.S. Smith
Repository:
The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for use.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted
in writing to the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Stereographs by W.S. Smith, BANC PIC 1981.116 --STER, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Digital Representations Available
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Stereographs collection was purchased in 1981.
Scope and Content
The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Stereographs by W.S. Smith collection contains 24 color stereographs published in San
Francisco in 1906 by W.S. Smith during and following the earthquake and fire which destroyed much of the city. Notable scenes
of devastation include buildings such as the Palace Hotel, the United States Mint, City Hall, the Grand Hotel, Temple Emanu-El,
St. Patrick's Church, the Call Building, St. Mary's Hospital, The Hall of Justice, and St. Ignatius Church, as well as areas
such as Russian Hill, Market Street, and Portsmouth Square. Also pictured are refugee camps at Fort Mason, Jefferson Square
and Union Square.
The stereographs appear to be photomechanical reproductions, perhaps the result of a half-tone color process.
:1
No. 300. Palace Hotel.
:2
No. 301. United States Mint.
:3
No. 302. Ruins of Grand Hotel.
:4
No. 303. Donohue Fountain. Market Street.
:5
No. 304. Old Jewish Synagogue.
:6
No. 305. St. Patrick's Church.
:7
No. 306. Government Appraiser's Building.
:8
No. 308. Camp at Fort Mason.
:9
No. 309. Camp in Jefferson Square.
:10
No. 310. Modern Structures After Fire.
:11
No. 311. Dewey Monument.
:12
No. 312. Under Martial Law.
:14
No. 314. Call Building.
:15
No. 315. St. Mary's Hospital.
:16
No. 316. Russian Hill.
:17
No. 317. Northeast from Fifth St.
:18
No. 318. Portsmouth Square.
:19
No. 319. First Relief.
:20
No. 320. Hall of Justice.
:21
No. 321. Temporary Hospital at Fort Mason.
:22
No. 322. Looking down Mission St.
:23
No. 323. Y.M.C.A. Building.
:24
No. 324. St. Ignatius Church.
