Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire
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 travelogue that shows scenes of the
rebuilt city and a tour of the Panama Pacific Exposition and a 1916
propaganda film.
The collection is silent and has a run time of 1 hour 42 minutes.
Here are the 26 films in this collection.
- Army pack train bringing supplies.;
- Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.;
- Bird's-eye view of San Francisco, Cal., from a balloon;
- Exploded gas tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels Bld'g;
- Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal.;
- Launch of Japanese man-of-war "Chitosa" [i.e., "Chitose"];
- Mabel and Fatty viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco, Cal.;
- Market Street before parade;
- Mount Tamalpais R.R., no. 2;
- Over route of Roosevelt parade in an automobile;
- Panorama of beach and Cliff House;
- Panorama, Union Square, San Francisco;
- Panoramic view of the Golden Gate;
- The President's carriage;
- San Francisco Chinese funeral;
- San Francisco disaster;
- San Francisco earthquake and fire, April 18, 1906;
- San Francisco's future;
- Scene in Chinatown;
- Scenes in San Francisco, [no. 1];
- Scenes in San Francisco, [no. 2];
- TR in San Francisco, 1903;
- A trip down Market Street before the fire;
- A trip to Berkeley, Cal.;
- Troops embarking at San Francisco;
- [Unidentified Staples & Charles. San Francisco after the
earthquake and fire of 1906]
Here are some sample clips from the DVD
 
 
 
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