The burning of San Francisco. Reproduced from the only photograph that shows the entire scope and extent of this awful conflagration the worst in the history of the world. Fire line over three miles long, property loss three hundred million dollars. On April 18, 1906 at 5:15 AM a quake of 8.25 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco. Greater destruction came from the fires afterwards. The city burned for three days. The combination destroyed 490 city blocks and 25,000 buildings, leaving 250,000 homeless and killing between 450 and 700. Estimated damages, over $350 million
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- 1906-04-18
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Harry Sterling Hooper Release Status: Released to Public
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994
- Contributing Institution
- National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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- Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files - Type
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- Magnetic DiskMagnetic Disk: Hard Drive
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. The burning of San Francisco. Reproduced from the only photograph that shows the entire scope and extent of this awful conflagration the worst in the history of the world. Fire line over three miles long, property loss three hundred million dollars. On April 18, 1906 at 5:15 AM a quake of 8.25 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco. Greater destruction came from the fires afterwards. The city burned for three days. The combination destroyed 490 city blocks and 25,000 buildings, leaving 250,000 homeless and killing between 450 and 700. Estimated damages, over $350 million. 1906-04-18. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6598325. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (1906-04-18) The burning of San Francisco. Reproduced from the only photograph that shows the entire scope and extent of this awful conflagration the worst in the history of the world. Fire line over three miles long, property loss three hundred million dollars. On April 18, 1906 at 5:15 AM a quake of 8.25 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco. Greater destruction came from the fires afterwards. The city burned for three days. The combination destroyed 490 city blocks and 25,000 buildings, leaving 250,000 homeless and killing between 450 and 700. Estimated damages, over $350 million. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6598325
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6598325>.