Looking back to 1906 – San Francisco in ruins
Here’s a site with some pictures after the 1906 earthquake and fire in Frisco. We are glad to be better off…
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire provided the next major opportunity for Lawrence to demonstrate the Captive Airship’s special capabilities. The people of San Francisco had endured a major earthquake and suffered the largest fire in the history of the country. Their beautiful city was in ruins. Lawrence realized that the true magnitude of the disaster could be documented only on the huge curved plates of his airborne panoramic camera. The news from San Francisco convinced him he could make a photographic record the likes of which the world had never seen.
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