Object number:
H96.1.630
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Edward Rogers
Date made:
April 1906
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
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, "view of downtown S.F. showing flames. Earthquake S.F." Photo shows flames attacking a building. The building next to it on the left side of the photo has not been burned yet but the sidewalk in front of the building is littered with bricks. Several people walking on the street.
Concepts:
exterior; fire; disaster; ruin
Places:
San Francisco
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