Firefighters at Scene of Fire after San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
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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.
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.
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1906
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2015.0.33.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.000 in
Width: 3.250 in
Inscriptions
handwritten: Derasta[?] on N. W. Bay[?] Folsom and East Streets
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