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Fire from Russian Hill

April 18, 1906

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Around 4:00 pm. View southeast from Russian Hill, Appraisers Building, Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building), Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange [San Francisco In Flames. Copyrighted 1906 by A.L. Murat S.F. Cal.]

Location

952 Vallejo St, 94133

Russian Hill

Keywords

Artifact

Citation: A.L. Murat
Date Added: October 21, 2016
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
Format: photographic print
Dimensions: 4.875,6.75

Rights

Downloadable: Yes

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