San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
"The only complete moving picture production showing the fire in progress"
5.4/100h 2m1906
Overview
Footage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are included. We see fire raging. We see burned-out buildings, piles of rubble, and buildings with only one wall standing. People stand and watch; others walk purposely through the debris. A carriage passes; the camera pans the desolation. A horse-drawn cart is laden with a family's remaining possessions. A sign hangs outside one building: "A little disfigured but still in business. Men Wanted."
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Additional Information
Original Title:San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
Original Language:No Language
Status:Released