Saturday, April 18, 2020

San Francisco Earthquake -- April 18, 2020

New York Clipper, 20-May-1906
Today is the 114th anniversary of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco.

A mere month after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco, Lubin offered several films showing the city before and after the disaster.

The Following Films are Ready for Delivery:

PANORAMA OF SAN FRANCISCO IN FIRE AND SMOKE

REFUGEES ON MARKET STREET

ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES AT OAKLAND

THE FIRST TROLLEY CAR AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE

WATERFRONT REFUGEES LEAVING SAN FRANCI8CO

THE DOOMED CITY
Showing Falling Houses and Burning Homes.

REFUGEE8 AT THE GOLDEN GATE PARK
Soldiers Feeding the Starving People.

PANORAMAS OF NOB HILL, CHINATOWN, ST. FRANCIS HOTEL
Showing the Terrible Havoc Wrought by Earthquake and Fire.

PANORAMAS OF MARKET STREET, THE CITY HALL, TAKEN FROM THE ROOF OF THE U. S. MINT

THE MISSION
This Section has been Entirely Destroyed.

REFUGEES IN JEFFERSON SQUARE
An Appalling Sight.

SHOT FOR LOOTING
Showing the Dead Bodies of Human Hyenas.

AND 36 OTHERS. ALSO 100 SLIDES NOW READY.

FILMS 11 CENTS PER FOOT.

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