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Description
Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the depression of the ground next to the new Post Office, 1906. The large, lightly-colored Post Office stands at center with steps leading to its arched entrance on the right. A lamppost at its corner is bent to the right and an electrical pole next to it is snapped to the left. A man in a dark suit views the road on the right which has caved into a depression.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
Post Office San Francisco County--San Francisco Earthquake--Individual buildings San Francisco--Earthquake (1906)--#4 (Individual Buildings) Views Earthquakes Fires Buildings Postal service--Buildings
Time Period
1906
Place
California San Francisco USA
Source
43357 [Accession number] CHS-43357 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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