San Francisco Earthquake Motion Pictures

Library link

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/sfhome.html

Short description

Twenty-six films of San Francisco from before and after the Great Earthquake and Fire, 1897-1916. ‘Seventeen of the films depict San Francisco and its environs before the 1906 disaster. Seven films describe the great earthquake and fire. The two later films include a 1915 travelogue that shows scenes of the rebuilt city and a tour of the Panama Pacific Exposition and a 1916 propaganda film’

Source website

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Copyright and usage conditions

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/sfres.html

: 21 Aug 2006 16:16 |  Tags: 19Thc 20Thc Am Cities Collection Multimedia Natural Disasters San Francisco Spanish American War Transportation Usa |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem