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Stereoscopic color halftone views of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

Title
  1. Stereoscopic color halftone views of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake [graphic].
Published by
  1. 1906

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Additional authors
  1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Description
  1. 116 stereographs (photomechanical prints) : halftone, col.; 88x177mm.
Summary
  1. Views of the aftermath of the earthquake and fire in San Francisco, 1906: includes street views; views of ruptured pavement, gutted buildings, wooden homes leaning precariously, cable cars burned down to their chasis, an auto left wrecked in the middle of a street; dynamiting wrecked buildings, pulling down damaged walls and clearing rubble; people in relief camps, including some run by Jim Forrest, camps at Golden Gate and Columbia parks, and one at Ft. Mason; a relief boat loading potatoes in Oakland; a woman wearing men's clothing after losing everything; makeshift businesses, including restaurants in the street, a barber in a relief camp; people "searching for treasures" in the ruin of the Crocker home; people heading out of town with their few belongings; a man painting the ruined city hall.
Subject
  1. Artists at work
  2. Photoprints
  3. Halftone photomechanical prints
  4. Stereographs
  5. Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, Calif.)
  6. Oakland (Calif.)
  7. Street railroads
  8. Automobiles
  9. Demolition
  10. Keepsakes
  11. Bread & soup lines
  12. Barbering
  13. Painting
  14. Restaurants > California > San Francisco
  15. Women
  16. Parks > California > San Francisco
  17. City & town halls > California > San Francisco
  18. Residences > California > San Francisco
  19. Monuments & memorials > California > San Francisco
  20. Tents
  21. Disaster relief
  22. Fires > California > San Francisco
  23. Earthquakes > California
  24. Crocker, Charles, 1822-1888
Genre/Form
  1. Stereographs.
  2. Halftone photomechanical prints.
  3. Photoprints.
Call number
  1. MFY Dennis Coll 90-F1
Note
  1. Photographer and publisher are not identified.
  2. Each view includes substantial text; including commentary on the scene shown, the culture of San Francisco, response to the disaster, and notes on other disasters.
  3. Two sets of views, numbered 1001-1060. Second set missing 1022, 1025, 1026, 1045.
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Cite as (note)
  1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Title
  1. Stereoscopic color halftone views of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake [graphic].
Imprint
  1. 1906
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
Cite as:
  1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Local subject
  1. Artists at work.
Added author
  1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Research call number
  1. MFY Dennis Coll 90-F1
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