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San Francisco (Calif.) -- Earthquake and fire, 1906 100 Years After the San Francisco Quake 
 Radio programs and associated material about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and how the next quake could affect the San Francisco Bay Area. Topics include rebuilding Chinatown after the quake, the art scene after the quake (such as a performance by Sarah Bernhardt a month after the quake and an outdoor concert by Louisa Tetrazzini in a rebuilt downtown in 1910), and eyewitness accounts. Includes links to related sites. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5337518 Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Apr 17, 2006 1906 Earthquake Centennial
This site created for the 100-year anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire features animated ground motion simulation maps, earthquake intensity maps, computer animations of some San Francisco landmarks (such as the Golden Gate Bridge) shaking in a repeat of the 1906 earthquake, and current maps and information about the San Andreas and Hayward earthquake faults. Includes links to related sites. From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/ Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Apr 6, 2006 1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance
The objective of this organization is to "use the centennial of the 1906 earthquake [in the San Francisco Bay Area] to highlight a century of progress in understanding earthquake hazards and reducing risks as well as to commemorate the cultural and social response to this historic event." The site features a speakers bureau, and information about activities, events, and exhibitions. Also includes links to related information. http://1906centennial.org/ Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Jan 11, 2006 1906 Earthquake Refugee Shacks
The history and current condition of small cottages built in western San Francisco to house refugees following the 1906 earthquake and fire. "Of 5,610 shacks built in 1906-1907 only 27 remain." Includes historic photos, addresses for shacks still in existence, and images and additional material for selected homes. From the Western Neighborhoods Project, "a nonprofit organization formed to preserve and share the history and culture of the neighborhoods in western San Francisco." http://www.outsidelands.org/shacks.php Topics: California: History Last updated Mar 22, 2006 The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
This digital archive of thousands of images and texts commemorates the 100th anniversary of the April 18, 1906, San Francisco earthquake and fire. Features include an exhibit divided into thematic groups (such as before the disaster, firestorm, and reconstruction), an interactive map of the city with associated images, and a "panoramic collage of San Francisco shortly after the disaster." From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/earthquakeandfire/ Topics: California: History Last updated Aug 13, 2006 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Panorama Photograph History Project
"Large panorama photograph of San Francisco on April 22, 1906," which was commissioned by the California Insurance Company, the only insurance company "to cover losses from the earthquake, even though it was not obligated to." Includes the image with and without identification labels and links. Also includes material about the provenance of this print of the photo. http://www.mirror-pole.com/sfeq/entry/sf_entry.html Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Apr 3, 2006 The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: 100 Years Later
Companion to a March 2006 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Online NewsHour program about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and related earthquake science developments. The site includes a map showing active earthquake faults in Northern California (with probabilities of major quakes in the next 30 years), photos of 1906 quake effects, an interactive feature "Will This Building Stand?" (for unreinforced masonry, residential wood frame, retrofitted wooden, and base isolation buildings), and a lesson plan. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/science/1906quake/ Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Apr 3, 2006 Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1916
Topics in this collection of twenty-six films include the 1906 earthquake, the Panama Pacific Exposition (1915), and a 1903 Chinese funeral. Searchable by keywords, and browsable by subject and film title. Also features brief information on early San Francisco history, an overview of America during the early nineteenth century, and selected bibliographies on San Francisco and early motion pictures. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/sfhome.html Topics: California: History, Geography, Geology Last updated Mar 22, 2006 Centennial of 1906
This page collects information about the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, and related 2006 centennial activities and exhibits from various departments and groups at the University of California, Berkeley. Features basic data and links to photographs and websites with material about the earthquake. From Berkeley Seismological Laboratory. http://seismo.berkeley.edu/1906/ Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Mar 7, 2006 The Great 1906 Earthquake and Fire
Archive of materials on the April 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, including newspaper clippings, eyewitness accounts, police and fire department reports, engineering and scientific reports, and photos of earthquake damage and relief efforts. From the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. http://www.sfmuseum.org/1906/06.html Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Mar 7, 2006 The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Information about this earthquake that hit at 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906. Includes information about the size of the quake, casualties and damage from the earthquake and fire, information about other notable quakes in the San Francisco Bay Area after 1906, and links to photo collections and eyewitness accounts. From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/index.php Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Jan 5, 2007 The Great Quake 1906-2006
Series of articles looking back at the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, on its centennial in 2006. Features historic photos, an audio slide show, an interactive feature comparing the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes, a place to post and read personal earthquake experiences, a centennial events calendar, and links to related articles about earthquakes, fire fighting, and survival. From SFGate.com, the website of the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/greatquake/ Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Apr 11, 2006 The Great San Francisco Earthquake
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) American Experience program about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Includes a transcript of the show, quake history quiz, photos, teacher's guide, short bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/earthquake/ Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Apr 18, 2006 Jack London and the Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906
Writings and photos by Jack London and his wife from the period following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. "The journeys on foot, horseback, and automobile of Jack and Charmian London through the blackened, twisted debris of earthquake country ... produced both words and images that help define this country's greatest urban disaster." Features more than 200 photos from his albums, pages from Charmian's diary, and a timeline of London's life. From the California Historical Society. http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/ Topics: California: History Last updated Mar 14, 2006 San Francisco After the '06 Earthquake
"Images from the days after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, including stereographs and anaglyphic (3-dimensional) views" of these topics: Destruction, People, Amidst the Rubble, The Hungry, The Homeless, and Recovery. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/projects/stereo/SF1906/ Topics: California: History, Geography, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jun 10, 2006 San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection: Great Fire and Earthquake of 1906
"The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection contains over 1,700 digitized images of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. These images depict scenes taken both during and after the three-day event, and include neighborhoods, buildings, refugee camps, and the process of reconstruction." Photos are browsable by subject. From the San Francisco Public Library. http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/librarylocations/sfhistory/equake-browse.htm Topics: California: History Last updated Mar 14, 2006 |
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