(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
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This site provides 26 films of San Francisco from before and after the Great Earthquake and Fire. The earthquake struck on April 18, 1906, along the San Andreas Fault, damaging most central California cities and killing more than 3,000 people. These films show Market Street, Chinatown, a parade, San Francisco viewed from a balloon, and vast devastation from the 8.3 magnitude earthquake and 3-day fire.
- Subject:
- Humanities, Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary
- Collection:
- Library of Congress
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