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Description
V1p383c In PHOTO ALBUM-VAULT: ** fc917.9461 A3, Vol. I, page 383 bottom. This photograph is contained in one of two volumes by Dobbin titled "Album of San Francisco." Text written to left of photo: "Market Street in front of the Terminal Hotel sunken car tracks 1906." The Terminal Hotel, according to the 1905-06 City Directory, was some distance away at the corner of Haight and Stanyan. Photo shows the ruins on the north side of lower Market Street between Drumm and East Streets.The earth under the cable tracks has slumped due to the earthquake. Two women are posing for the camera while people are walking around. A carriage is heading down the street. Trolley wire has been strung, but cars are not in service yet due to the condition of the tracks.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photoprint ; 4 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.
Identifier
(C)001381095CSL01-Aleph (DRA)VVV-4354
Subject
Earthquakes--California--San Francisco Railroad tracks--California--San Francisco San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints
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