San Francisco May 5th, California, 1906 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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This historic image of San Francisco May 5th, California, 1906 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: San Francisco in ruins, May 5th, 1906
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San Francisco May 5th, California, 1906
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San Francisco in early May 1906 was still reeling from the earthquake of April 18 and the fires that followed, which burned for several days and destroyed much of the downtown business district, the waterfront and many residential blocks. Tens of thousands of residents lost their homes, and many camped in parks and open lots while relief committees and Army troops handled food, tents and water. The city had long been a major Pacific port, with shipping, rail freight and manufacturing driving its economy, and residents measured the disaster against that prosperity. By May, debris clearing and talk of rebuilding had begun, and the wrecked streets shown here marked the start of a reconstruction that would take years.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,101 × 2,291 px · prints to 17 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | San Francisco in ruins, May 5th, 1906 |
| Reference | CA San Francisco May 5th, 1906 |
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