Collections tagged Natural Disasters

1906 Earthquake

1906 Earthquake

Eyewitness accounts of the 1906 earthquake at Stanford; eyewitness account of earthquake damage to the Stanford and Hopkins houses in San Francisco; and magazine and newspaper accounts of the earthquake and its aftermath.

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San Francisco Earthquake Collections

San Francisco Earthquake Collections

On April 18, 1906, at 5:12 a.m., San Francisco was nearly destroyed by a great earthquake and an ensuing devastating fire. The earthquake ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. It was felt from southern Oregon to south of Los Angeles and inland as far as central Nevada....

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