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Tribune caption on the back, April 18, 1975-- "east on California Street with original Grace Cathederal (1) at Stockton and Old St. Mary's (2)." Handwritten, "Picture not reversed- church at left- Old St. Marys, Grant & Calif., rebuilt on this site; cable tracks on Calif.; Church at right- Grace Cathedral, Stockton and Calif., not rebuild on this site; building with tower- Merchants Exchange (in center of photo); Bld. on right with arch at bottom, Mills Bldg, NE corner, Montgomer & Bush; taken in summer of 1906 (quake was 4-18-06); taken from Firmont Hotel." Photo shows the ruins of the city with a few skelatal remains of buildings here and there. In the distance is the Ferry Building and a few ships docked in the Bay. A number 1 and 2 are stuck on the print to indicate Grace Cathedral and Old St. Mary's.