Object number:
H97.1.165
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
April 1906
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 6.5 in, W: 8.25 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:
Photo is a section of a panorama that was made of three separate photographs taped together. [H96.1.164, H97.1.165, and H97.1.166]. Handwritten on the back, "Looking down California street from Powell after the fire." This photo was taken from a high vantage point (probably the Fairmont Hotel) and shows the gutted Grace Cathedral and the destruction of the buildings and homes surrounding it. Debris litters the streets and piles where buildings once stood. The buildings that remains are missing walls and roofs. People are walking down the middle of California St. heading toward the Bay.
Concepts:
1906 Earthquake and Fire; ruin; aerial view; debris
Places:
California Street, San Francisco; Grace Cathedral
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