Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1916

Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1916

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This collection consists of twenty-six films of San Francisco from before and after the Great Earthquake and Fire, 1897-1916. Seventeen of the films depict San Francisco and its environs before the 1906 disaster. Seven films describe the great earthquake and fire. The two later films include a 1915…

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    Mabel and Fatty viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco, Cal.

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    San Francisco's future

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    [Unidentified Staples & Charles. San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906]

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    San Francisco earthquake and fire, April 18, 1906

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    Scenes in San Francisco, [no. 2]

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    Exploded gas tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels Bld'g

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    A trip to Berkeley, Cal.

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    Over route of Roosevelt parade in an automobile

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    Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.

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    Troops embarking at San Francisco

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    San Francisco Chinese funeral

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    Bird's-eye view of San Francisco, Cal., from a balloon

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    A trip down Market Street before the fire

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