A view toward downtown San Francisco in October 1906. (Frederick Eugene Ives, via Smithsonian) In 1906, San Francisco's population was around 410,000-- the ninth-largest city in the United States. The ...

Many photographers documented the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and its aftermath. Yet more than a century would pass before the public would see a view of the disaster in three-dimensional color.

What if the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck ... 'Others now have trees blocking the view. ... One photographer even flew his £46 camera on a kite to get aerial shots of the aftermath.

Because bird’s-eye-view images were so rare at that time, Lawrence’s photos became a sensation—and they made him incredibly rich. He sold prints of his San Francisco shot for $125 a piece ...

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 is the deadliest earthquake in the history of the United States, and remains high on the list of American calamities. The tragedy is among the most documented ...

Unearthed photos show 1906 San Francisco earthquake devastation up close By Andrew Chamings , Editor-at-Large Aug 8, 2023 Tents on East Street, now the Embarcadero, provided temporary shelter for ...

It is a new day, San Francisco. Literally and figuratively, according to Mayor Daniel Lurie’s 5 a.m. remarks at the 119th commemoration of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. “We’ve gone through some ...