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- Butcher Shop, San Francisco, California, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
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Butcher Shop, San Francisco, California, circa 1905
- Chinatown at California Street, after San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 - On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- 1906
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Chinatown at California Street, after San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- Newspaper Square Showing the Hearst Building after the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 - On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- 1906
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Newspaper Square Showing the Hearst Building after the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- "National Geographic," Vol. 126, No. 1, July 1964 - The National Geographic Society published the first issue of its magazine in the fall of 1888, within a year of its founding. <i>National Geographic</i>, initially a scholarly magazine for the Society's members, would not include a photograph in its pages until 1905; its distinctive yellow border would not appear until 1910. By 2024, more than one-and-a-half million subscribers received a digital or print version.
- July 01, 1964
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"National Geographic," Vol. 126, No. 1, July 1964
The National Geographic Society published the first issue of its magazine in the fall of 1888, within a year of its founding. National Geographic, initially a scholarly magazine for the Society's members, would not include a photograph in its pages until 1905; its distinctive yellow border would not appear until 1910. By 2024, more than one-and-a-half million subscribers received a digital or print version.
- Bird's Eye View of the Ruins of San Francisco, 1906 - On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This panoramic photo documents some of the damage.
- May 05, 1906
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Bird's Eye View of the Ruins of San Francisco, 1906
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This panoramic photo documents some of the damage.
- Edge of Burned District, Corner of Franklin and Sacramento Streets, San Francisco, California, 1906 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1906
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Edge of Burned District, Corner of Franklin and Sacramento Streets, San Francisco, California, 1906
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Firefighters at Scene of Fire after San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 - On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- 1906
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Firefighters at Scene of Fire after San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- Water Main Laid Temporarily on Surface after San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 - On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- 1906
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Water Main Laid Temporarily on Surface after San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- Lantern Slide, Fire Map of San Francisco, California, 1906 - On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- 1906
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Lantern Slide, Fire Map of San Francisco, California, 1906
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- South Side Market Street after the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906 - On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.
- 1906
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South Side Market Street after the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco and the northern California coast were hit by a major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. Following the earthquake, ruptured gas lines fed fires that destroyed some 25,000 buildings in the city. More than 3,000 people were killed and San Francisco was devastated. This lantern slide documents some of the damage.