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In 1906, Irvine happened to arrive in San Francisco just hours after the earthquake struck, and was able to take photographs of the aftermath despite the armed guards posted around the city trying to downplay the extent of the damage. In her later years, Irvine suffered from severe joint pains and became addicted to painkillers and alcohol.
Series: Photographs of the Aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake, compiled 1906 - 1906 (National Archives Identifier: 522932) NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-92-ER-26; 92-ER-26; Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: Other versions
Willard Elmer Worden (November 20, 1868-September 6, 1946) was an American photographer active in the San Francisco Bay Area in the first decades of the 1900s. Trained as an artist and self-taught as a photographer, he attained recognition with his photographs documenting the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Timeline of the San Francisco Earthquake April 18 – 23, 1906 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine – The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco; JB Monaco Photography – Photographic account of earthquake and fire aftermath from well-known North Beach photographer; Tsunami Record from the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake ...
A section of San Francisco, looking east across Grant Avenue toward Yerba Buena Island, shows the ravages of the great earthquake that struck Wednesday, April 18, 1906.
San Francisco Mission District burning in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Reason A dramatic photograph taken at some personal risk: a major fire rages quite close to the rooftop where this was shot 102 years ago when camera equipment was heavy and required a tripod.
Grace Cathedral after the San Francisco earthquake, 1906, by Cohen. In 1906, Cohen was in San Francisco after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and documented the city's ruins in a series of photographs. He wrote an accompanying article titled With a Camera in San Francisco, which was published in Camera Craft magazine. Cohen laments the poor ...
Arnold Genthe (8 January 1869 – 9 August 1942) was a German-American photographer, best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and his portraits of noted people, from politicians and socialites to literary figures and entertainment celebrities.