San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake

The only complete moving picture production showing the fire in progress

May 01, 1906 1m

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Documentary

Synopsis

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."

Title	San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
Companies	American Mutoscope & Biograph
Countries	United States of America
Keywords	earthquake, disaster, silent film, newsreel footage, short film