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Caption: "San Francisco -- 1906." Overview of San Francisco before the earthquake and fire of April 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Court of the Universe at Night," shows the Tower of Jewels in the background and reflected in the reflecting pool, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-109.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: shows the South Gardens at night at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-117, with caption: "South Gardens-Night."
Date: 1915
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Caption: "'THE DAUNTLESS' in PUGET SOUND.," c. 1908-1912. View of the Dauntless, a steamship built in 1899. This ship spent most of its career traveling Puget Sound between Port Townsend and Irondale. She was destroyed in a storm in 1923.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "After the Fire," shows the remains of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fires. 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