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 the burning Call Building in San Francisco after the earthquake, April 18,1906. The Call Building is on the left of the image and smoke can be seen pouring out of its windows and rising towards the elaborate dome on the roof. There is another tall building to the right of the Call Building it has not caught fire. There are several pedestrians in the street on the left side. Legible signs include, from left, "Rafael's", "M.A. Gunst & Co.", and "Hotel Graystone".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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