Anonymous, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
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San Francisco, 1906
gelatin silver print
10” x 8”
Vernacular photograph of the ruins after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The earthquake remains one of the most significant in recorded history, rupturing 296 miles of Northern California, with San Francisco as the epicenter. The fallout included approximately 3,000 deaths, 28,000 destroyed buildings, and displaced half the population. Inscription to verso in ink [San Francisco earthquake 1906].
Tags: photograph, photography, natural disaster, city, street, america, western, buggy, carriage, horse, fire, pictorialist
gelatin silver print
10” x 8”
Vernacular photograph of the ruins after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The earthquake remains one of the most significant in recorded history, rupturing 296 miles of Northern California, with San Francisco as the epicenter. The fallout included approximately 3,000 deaths, 28,000 destroyed buildings, and displaced half the population. Inscription to verso in ink [San Francisco earthquake 1906].
Tags: photograph, photography, natural disaster, city, street, america, western, buggy, carriage, horse, fire, pictorialist
Condition
Age appropriate wear; signs of handling. Lead image may be cropped to represent only the work, in which case the following image will be uncropped, showing the border or mat, et. al. Please note the colors and shades may vary slightly from the actual work. Catalog Sale encourages bidders to request complete condition reports via email, info@catalog-sale.com, as notes provided here may be incomplete.
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