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IMAGO International History, Arnold Genthe Archive, USA, San Francisco earthquake 1906

Mar 11, 2026

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  • SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. Ruins of a building in San Francisco, following the earthquake of 18 April 1906. Photograph by Arnold Genthe, 1906. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0636929
  • USA: Arnold Genthe s photograph of San Francisco on April 18, 1906, looking from Chinatown towards the fire on Sacramento Street The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906.<br ><br > The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.9; however, other values have been proposed, from 7.7 to as high as 8.25. The main shock epicenter occurred offshore about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the city, near Mussel Rock. It ruptured along the San Andreas Fault both northward and southward for a total of 296 miles (476 km). Shaking was felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, and inland as far as Copyright: xArnoldxGenthexPicturesxFromxHistoryx
  • SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. Ruins of the city, following the earthquake of 18 April 1906. Photograph by Arnold Genthe, April 1906. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0119496
  • SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. A lion statue intact and surrounded by rubble, following the earthquake of 18 April 1906. Photograph by Arnold Genthe, April 1906. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0119495
  • SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. Crowd gathered on the street watching the city burn, following the earthquake of 18 April 1906. Photograph by Arnold Genthe, April 1906. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0119494
  • SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. Policemen patrolling the burning streets on horseback, following the earthquake of 18 April 1906. Photograph by Arnold Genthe, April 1906. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0119493
  • SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. A charred corpse in the middle of the street, following the earthquake of 18 April 1906. Photograph by Arnold Genthe, April 1906. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0119411
  • SAN FRANCISCO, 1906. The wreckage in San Francisco s Chinatown following the earthquake and fire of 18 April 1906. Photographed by Arnold Genthe. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0070636
  • SAN FRANCISCO, 1906. A row of houses on Howard Street set askew after the San Francisco earthquake of 18 April 18 1906. Photograph by Arnold Genthe. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0015787
  • SAN FRANCISCO, 1906. San Francisco residents watching the course of the fire from a hillside after the earthquake of 18 April 1906. Photographed by Arnold Genthe. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0015785
  • Charred corpse of a victim of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire (b w photo) 5042920 Charred corpse of a victim of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire (b w photo) by Genthe, Arnold (1869-1942); Private Collection. Copyright: xBridgemanxImagesx 5042920
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957536 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957535 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957533 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957485 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957483 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957482 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957481 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957472 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957471 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957464 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957463 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957459 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957457 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957445 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957444 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957443 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957441 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957433 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957421 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957418 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957415 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957407 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957404 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957382 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957379 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957376 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957374 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957368 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957360 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957337 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957336 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957329 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957328 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957327 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957320 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957319 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957317 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957316 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe. Copyright:x HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2957304 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
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