Ruins of the City Hall, San Francisco, California; the result of twenty seconds of seismic action at 5:13 A.M., April 18, 1906. The building which had been twenty years in course of construction, cost over $6,000,000 and covered two blocks of land. Height of main dome, 335 feet. Also showing Lick's Pioneer Monument in City Hall Square, undamaged by earthquake or fire, which destroyed more than five hundred million dollars worth of property. Red Cross and Relief workers, are seen issuing emergency requisitions
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Description
Plates in: San Francisco earthquake and fire : [photograph album], vol. 1, pg. [48b]. Shows ruins of City Hall, inset photograph City Hall Square. 2012-0537. Bear Photo Co. no. 102.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 6 x 4 3/4 in.
Identifier
(C)001464750CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906--Photographs Earthquakes--California--San Francisco Fires--California--San Francisco City & town halls--California--San Francisco Disasters--California--San Francisco Rescue workers--California--San Francisco San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Photograph albums
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