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  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 168
    McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 168

    Caption: "Mission Street After the Quake," 1906. A view of the severe damage to Mission Street after the earthquake. Considered one of the worst natural disasters in the country's history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and destroyed over 500 city blocks, leaving approximately 200,000 residents homeless.

    Date: 1906

  • Old Series Trademark No. 3042
    Old Series Trademark No. 3042

    Quail Brand

    Date: 1897

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 293
    McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 293

    Caption: "Old Sea Beach Hotel - Santa Cruz," c. 1910. The Sea Beach Hotel, located on Beach Hill in Santa Cruz, was built in the 1870s by S.A. Hall. Originally called the Ocean View House, it was sold in the 1880s. Its new owner dubbed the building the Sea Beach Hotel. The resort hotel operated until burning down in 1912, never to be reconstructed.

    Date: 1910