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San Francisco earthquake damage, showing ruins of the Orpheum and Alcazar Theaters, 1906
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San Francisco earthquake damage, showing ruins of the Orpheum and Alcazar Theaters, 1906
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Description
Photograph of San Francisco earthquake damage, showing ruins of the Orpheum and Alcazar Theaters, 1906. The buildings which line the street into the background have suffered heavy damage. Their roofs have crumbled to the ground and most of their exterior walls are spilling into the street at center. Toppled electrical poles lie over the debris.; Copyrighted and published by J.D. Cardinell, Oakland, Calif, 1906.
Asset Metadata
Title
San Francisco earthquake damage, showing ruins of the Orpheum and Alcazar Theaters, 1906
Subject
Alcazar Theater
(subject),
buildings
(lcsh),
buildings
(adlf),
Earthquakes
(lcsh),
Fires
(lcsh),
Orpheum Theater
(subject),
San Francisco -- Earthquake (1906) -- #7
(file heading),
San Francisco County -- San Francisco Earthquake -- Street scenes
(file heading),
Streets
(lcsh),
Theaters
(lcsh),
Views
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
O'Farrell Street
(roadway),
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),
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1906
Creator
Cardinell, J.D.
(photographer),
Preston Photo
(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-m9848
Identifier
43368 (
accession number
), CHS-43368 (
call number
), CHS-43368 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-10089 (
legacy record id
), chs-m9848 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-9986 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
), 11 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
10089
Unique identifier
UC140147
Legacy Identifier
CHS-43368.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.6 in × 11.7 in at 300dpi
42.3 cm × 29.7 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
Description
The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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