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San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the depression of the ground next to the new Post Office, 1906
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San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the depression of the ground next to the new Post Office, 1906
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Description
Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the depression of the ground next to the new Post Office, 1906. The large, lightly-colored Post Office stands at center with steps leading to its arched entrance on the right. A lamppost at its corner is bent to the right and an electrical pole next to it is snapped to the left. A man in a dark suit views the road on the right which has caved into a depression.
Asset Metadata
Title
San Francisco earthquake damage, showing the depression of the ground next to the new Post Office, 1906
Subject
buildings
(adlf),
buildings
(lcsh),
Earthquakes
(lcsh),
Fires
(lcsh),
Post Office
(subject),
Postal service -- Buildings
(lcsh),
San Francisco -- Earthquake (1906) -- #4 (Individual Buildings)
(file heading),
San Francisco County -- San Francisco Earthquake -- Individual buildings
(file heading),
Views
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
San Francisco
(city or populated place),
San Francisco
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1906
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
(aacr2),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection)
Date Created
1906
Creator
Preston
(photographer)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m9799
Identifier
43357 (
accession number
), CHS-43357 (
call number
), CHS-43357 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-10041 (
legacy record id
), chs-m9799 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-9937 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
10041
Unique identifier
UC140012
Legacy Identifier
CHS-43357.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
22.8 in × 15.9 in at 300dpi
58.1 cm × 40.4 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Description
The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.
We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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