wnp27.6439

Downtown Ruins

January 1, 1906

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Unknown Location, Brick buildings in ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire

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Date Added: April 27, 2018
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector

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