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McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 020

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 020
Description
Caption: "San Francisco Fire." Photograph of the front page of the Seattle Daily Times, April 20, 1906, in regard to the earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco on April 18, 1906. The primary headline reads "CITY WIPED OUT! Fire Still Raging!" See also 96-07-08-alb08-186.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
San Francisco, California
Date
1906-04-20
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb05-020
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image from the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Type
Still Image