The Burning of San Francisco April 18, 19, 20, 1906
Abstract/Contents
- Description
- Cityscape with wharf in foreground and fire consuming city background. Annotations: “The greatest conflagration in the history of the world. Over 450 square blocks were destroyed with a loss of over 500 million dollars. In the above scene the fire line is over five miles in length on the evening of the first day.”
Description
| Alternative title | Burning of San Francisco, 1906 |
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| Type of resource | still image |
| Form | chromolithograph on paper with hand-coloring |
| Publication date | 1906 |
| Dimensions | 25-1/4 x 37 inches |
| Condition | good; some creasing, repaired hole left side, paper replaced upper edge, water stains lower edge, buckled paper |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Beck, Carl A. | |
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| Lithographer | Schmidt Lithograph Company, San Francisco |
Subjects
| Subject | 1906 Earthquake |
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Bibliographic information
| Identifier | rd-413 |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/sr100hp0609 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- You do not need to obtain permission to use materials in the public domain.
Collection
Reid W. Dennis collection of California lithographs, 1850-1906
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