[View of the ruins of San Francisco looking west from Ferry Tower after the earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906] – Historic Photograph Print
![[View of the ruins of San Francisco looking west from Ferry Tower after the earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906], 1906 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d9/d9883ea6801d-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [View of the ruins of San Francisco looking west from Ferry Tower after the earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[View of the ruins of San Francisco looking west from Ferry Tower after the earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906]
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From the Ferry Tower at the foot of Market Street, this view looks west across a downtown core wrecked by the April 18, 1906 earthquake and the fires that followed. The fires burned for several days and destroyed much of the city's commercial district, leaving rows of chimneys and broken walls where buildings had stood. A vantage point on the waterfront shows how far the damage stretched across the streets. The caption card that came with the picture is unverified, so its details are best checked against other sources.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. William (Billy") Mitchell Collection." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,100 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-117160 |
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