wnp135.00074

View from Telegraph Hill

April 1, 1906

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Globe Mills (Chestnut and Montgomery) at left with Fisherman's Wharf in ruins. Alcatraz Island in the distance.

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Date Added: May 30, 2023
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
Publisher: Pacific Novelty Co.
Format: Postcard, Photographic

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Downloadable: Yes

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