Chinatown in Ruins after 1906 Quake

Photograph

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Exhibit Envoy

Name/Title

Chinatown in Ruins after 1906 Quake

Entry/Object ID

FETE.023

Description

Earthquakes (1906 Earthquake)

Collection

Chinese Historical Society of America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sintra

Height

20 in

Width

14 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Chinatown in Ruins, 1906 Photograph by Arthur Genthe Courtesy Library of Congress, Washington, DC Here, residents of San Francisco survey the earthquake’s destruction of Chinatown. Clouds of smoke from the fires that followed the quake are visible in the distance.