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Title
[San Francisco earthquake, 1906] (7 views)
Creator
Nourse, Henry King, 1880-1968
Date Created and/or Issued
[1906]
Contributing Institution
California State Library
Collection
California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information
Restricted.
Negatives not available for public viewing.
Description
View 1 (2009-2361). Street scene -- view 2 (2009-2500). Mechanics' Monument, Civic Center -- view 3 (2009-2501). Street scene. Ruined buildings, railroad tracks -- view 4 (2009-2502). Ruins -- view 5 (2009-2503). Ruins -- view 6 (2009-2504). Building, Gen. Arthur Cigar sign on side -- view 7 (2009-2537). Street scene.
Negative nos.: GL5363 for 2009-2361; GL5364 for 2009-2500; GL5365 for 2009-2501; GL5366 for 2009-2502; GL5367 for 2009-2503; GL5368 for 2009-2504; and, GL5415 for 2009-2537.
Henry Nourse was born in Alameda County and grew up in Oakland (12th Ave). Photography was a lifelong hobby. During earthquake, went into city to rescue the Hosmer family dog. While there, took photos of some of what he saw.
Lee Adams;
Restricted.
Online image only, no photographic print available.
Type
image
Format
Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent
7 negativeS : glass ; 5 x 4 in. and 4 x 5 in.
Identifier
(C)001466595CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906--Photographs
Earthquakes--California--San Francisco
Buildings--California--San Francisco
Disasters--California--San Francisco
Fires--California--San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs
Glass negatives
Place
California
San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.)

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