Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a view of the fire that followed San Francisco's earthquake, April 18, 1906. The light-colored smoke from the fire is visible in the background behind an assortment of tall rectangular buildings. On the right side, there are two conical roofs visible. There is a very large building, perhaps a hotel on the left side, and another on the right. There are trees in the lower right corner of the image. Legible signs on the left side include "Gailhard Hotel and Restaurant" and "M.J.B. Coffee Why?".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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