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judiawoods · 29 days

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The Great San Francisco Earthquake 1906

At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings. The quake was caused by a slip of the San Andreas Fault over a segment about 275 miles long, and shock waves could be felt from southern Oregon down to Los Angeles. San Francisco’s brick buildings and wooden Victorian…

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circuitmouse · 28 days

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San Francisco April 18, 1906 Earthquake and Fire

#san francisco #April 18 1906 #earthquake and fire

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californiastatelibrary · 28 days

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On this day in 1906, in the early morning hours, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco. Here is a letter written describing the experience, as well as images of the deadly scene.

#on this day #today in history #san francisco #history #earthquake #1906 #libraries #california

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neathyingenue · 3 months

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i got to use my 1890s obsession for good today!! only one of my 4th graders was at school during my last lesson so we just read a few books he had, including one about the invention of the ferris wheel. that led him to ask about the chicago world's fair which i happen to know about because of kaz rowe's youtube video and also a poptropica game i played as a kid and also because it's the 1890s and of course i love that shit! so i basically just infodumped and he was actually interested? (this student usually is super checked out) then the great chicago fire came up so he asked about that and we talked about how the 'mrs. o'leary's cow' thing was anti-immigrant propaganda! never thought i'd ever use my 19th century weirdness in my k-4 literacy tutoring job but here we are and it made my day

#i think part of the reason he was interested #was that i telling him which structures were part of the fairgrounds and where in the city he could still visit them etc #anyway if he's actually interested in history i'm gonna try to use that both for his sake and my own lol #i found some books at his reading level about the great san francisco earthquake of 1906 #stuff and nonsense

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travsd · 1 month

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Speaking of Earthquakes...

The title of this post of course because yesterday in the Northeast we experienced an extremely rare earthquake that measured 4.8 on the Richter scale, which is roughly a once in a century event in this part of the country. We’re unaccustomed to such things here, and it was momentarily very alarming, as you can imagine. Our reactions were roughly what they would be when the martians…

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#1906 #earthquake #Movies #New York #Niles #San Francisco #silent

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deadpresidents · 10 months

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Have you ever been to the Palace Hotel where Harding died?

I have! I've never stayed there, but I've been there several times while in San Francisco, and even if President Harding hadn't died there, it would still be a place with an amazing history.

It was actually pretty much destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and rebuilt afterwards. It was the site of many Presidential visits both before and after the death of Harding. Ulysses S. Grant stayed at the Palace Hotel after he left office and William McKinley stayed there a few months before he was assassinated in 1901. The last King of Hawaii, King Kalākaua, died while staying at the original Palace Hotel in 1891.

Here's a photo of the original Palace Hotel (which was demolished after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake) when President McKinley stayed there in 1901:

This is pretty much what the hotel would have looked like to President Harding and his party when they arrived for their visit in 1923:

And this is what the Palace Hotel looks like if you visit it in San Francisco 100 years later:

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rabbitcruiser · 1 year

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An earthquake and fire destroyed much of San Francisco on April 18, 1906.

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rayeshistoryhouse · 1 year

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^City Hall after the San Francisco earthquake, 1906

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autumncottageattic · 2 years

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San Francisco is a 1936 musical-drama disaster film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The film stars Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy.

#san francisco 1936 #1906 san francisco earthquake #vintage hollywood #old hollywood #classic hollywood #golden hollywood #hollywood golden age #Clark Gable #Spencer Tracy #Jeanette MacDonald #old hollywood movies #old hollywood musical #black and white movies

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thatwritererinoriordan · 1 month

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#1906 san francisco earthquake #san francisco ca #1906 #disaster area podcast #Spotify

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njhgc · 1 month

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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

118 years ago this month, a massive 7.9 earthquake struck the San Francisco area, followed by widespread fire that killed an estimated 3,000 people and devastated thousands of homes and businesses across the region. Within weeks, Harper's Weekly's writers assembled a detailed illustrated account of the disaster.

The tragic disaster, as well as the subsequent government response and outpouring of aid from across the United States and the world, are documented in the History Center's historic newspaper collection.

#Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire #1906 #Harper's Weekly

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imkeepinit · 1 year

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May 1906 S.F.- City Hall (1906) by Charles Albert Rogers

#art #painting #May 1906 S.F. - City Hall #Charles Albert Rogers #1906 paintings #1906 earthquake #San Francisco

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worldhistoryfacts · 22 days

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The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 was truly devastating. First the quake leveled buildings, then a series of fires burned much of what was left. Here are some photos of the destruction: