Author: Mitchell, Edw.
Title: Panoramic View of San Francisco, Cal. , After the Terrible Fire of April 18, 19, 20 and 21, 1906, Following the Earthquake. Photographed from Pine and Hyde Streets
Description: San Francisco, Edw. H. Mitchell, 1906. First Edition. Large broadside, from a black & white, panoramic photograph, with white margins; 9 1/4 x 32; several closed cuts and creases to margins; old fold lines; occasional spotting and discoloration to outer edges, mostly not affecting the image; several buildings and landmarks subtitled above, in the top margin, with a vertical text; in about good to very good condition. An, apparently, unrecorded panoramic view of the city in ruins, following the earthquake and subsequent fire, it was released by a man, generally known as one of the most prolific postcard publishers on the West Coast. Primarily a businessman and not a photographer, Edward Mitchell (1867 - 1932) would buy out competitors and would dominate the industry from the late-19th century to the 1920s. Most probably trying to capitalize on the devastation, Mitchell strayed way off his field and published the following broadside. Good .

Keywords: San Francisco Earthquake, 1906, Fire


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