Object number:
H96.1.614
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Edward Rogers
Date made:
April 1906
Material / Technique:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
H: 8 in, W: 10 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
One of the photo taken by Doc Rogers in the aftermath of the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco. [We do not have his original negatives.] Handwritten on the back, "Earthquake S.F. 1906. Market at 3rd S.F. toward Ferry. Examiner Bldg, Monadnoch bldg., Palace Hotel, 1906 quake." Photo shows the ruins of several buildings. The first building says "Hearst Building," home of the Examiner, completely gutted, only exterior walls still standing. Other buildings next to it are in similar shape. Coming up the street are two men on horseback. Several people walking around in the street.
Concepts:
Palace Hotel; ruin; 1906 Earthquake and Fire; exterior; horse; disaster
Places:
San Francisco; Market Street, San Francisco; Hearst Building; Palace Hotel
Organizations:
San Francisco Examiner
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