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San Francisco earthquake, April 18, 1906 – Antique Wall Art

San Francisco earthquake, April 18, 1906, 1906 — historic photograph
San Francisco earthquake, April 18, 1906, 1906. Historic photograph from the San Francisco collection.

(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.)

Description

This rare historic photograph captures San Francisco earthquake, April 18, 1906 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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San Francisco earthquake, April 18, 1906

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Before dawn on April 18, 1906, an earthquake struck San Francisco, and the fires that followed burned much of the city over the next several days. Arnold Genthe, a German-born photographer working in the city at the time, made pictures of the ruins that became some of the best-known records of the disaster. The date and attribution come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.

Created / published1906
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint of lantern slide by Arnold Genthe. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,072 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-107650

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