1906 San Francisco Fire

Photograph

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

1906 San Francisco Fire

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.399

Description

A black and white photograph, printed on card stock, of a building in San Francisco that is on fire.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

City

San Francisco

State/Province

California

Continent

North America

Collection

History Collection, Rankin Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

A. Blumberg

Role

Photographer

Date made

1906

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

San Francisco

State/Province

California

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front of photo, lower left corner

Transcription

Copyright, 1906, by A. Blumberg

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photo, along the top

Transcription

San Francisco on fire in 1906

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Back of photo, in the center

Transcription

COPYRIGHT 1906, BY A. BLUMBERG, 1216 PARU STREET, ALAMEDA, CAL.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

4-3/4 in

Length

7-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dora Rankin

Notes

Donor

Related Events

Event

1906 Earthquake

Notes

The fires were started as a result of the earthquake.