This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
San Francisco Earthquake and Skyscraper Boom Post Disaster
After a massive quake in 1906 the city’s skyline transformed with many new tall buildings. Prominent structures including the city hall, Call building, Spreckels tower, and De Young building suffered or were damaged. fires, dynamiting to stop spread, and a collapsed post office defined the destruction across Market Street and surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacife Coset
San Pranelteu
Metropolia
Atl Oukls
Eli
Darnagtings
Meneipal
Eaperienemt
Orlock
Tani Street
M. E. de Yours
The
Chronicle
de Voug
D. O Mille
New York
San Francisco
Claus Spreckels
Call and Examiner
Post Office
Mixslea Street
St. Francis
Palace
Hall of Justice
Mutual Bank
Pacific Mutual Life
Callaghan
Houwe
Corr
Bay
City Hall
Pacific Coast Mountains
Call
Diles
Third Street
Spreckels
Hearst
Ban Frances
Market Street
Postunion
Western Union
Vestal
Associated Press
Charleston
Golden Gate
San Fraucisco
St Nicholas Hotel
Los Angeles