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Description
Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the ruins of Saint Mary's Church and Chinatown viewed from California and Dupont Streets, 1906. A warped electrical pole with fallen electrical lines stands in the foreground with fallen bricks blanketing the street around it. The church with its tall, burnt steeple stands on the right with broken windows and a fallen roof. The remains of crumbled brick building stand in the background on the right. Men in dark suits and hands survey the damage from the street at center. Copyright 1906, by J.D.C. Publication by J.D. Cardinels Oak.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
San Francisco County--San Francisco Earthquake--Individual buildings San Francisco--Earthquake (1906)--#4 (Individual Buildings) St. Mary's Church Views Earthquakes Fires Buildings Churches Religious facilities
Time Period
1906
Place
California Street & Dupont Street California San Francisco USA
Source
43359 [Accession number] CHS-43359 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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