Photo album - San Francisco and other US cities during the 1906 earthquake: New York, Los Angeles, Berkeley, San - 1906

This historic photo album captures poignant scenes from San Francisco and other major US cities affected by the catastrophic 1906 earthquake, including New York, Los Angeles, and Berkeley. The 1906 earthquake was one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history, causing widespread destruction in San Francisco, fires, and profound urban transformation. Photographs from this period often document collapsed buildings, rubble-strewn streets, emergency response, and the resilience of affected communities. This album not only chronicles the immediate aftermath but offers comparative views of contemporaneous urban centers, reflecting early twentieth-century American urban life. Such collections provide invaluable primary visual sources for historians, urban planners, and disaster researchers studying the impact and recovery from one of the country’s most significant seismic events.