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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.
Photographer Arnold Genthe took the most famous photo of the destruction of San Francisco by earthquake and fire on April 18, 1906. Looking Down Sacramento Street, San Francisco, April 18, 1906 is a black and white photograph taken by Arnold Genthe in San Francisco, California on the morning of April 18, 1906 in the wake of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Merchant and Body Guard, Old Chinatown, San Francisco, Arnold Genthe (ca. 1896-1906) image credit: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The Street of Gamblers (Ross Alley) by Arnold Genthe (1898) Ross Alley was initially built in 1849, adjacent to the house of the pioneer merchant Charles L. Ross, from whom the name is derived. The original name was Stout's Alley , however, for Dr. Arthur Breese Stout, who had purchased Ross's house, which stood near the present-day corner of ...
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Arnold Genthe's photograph, looking toward the fire on Sacramento Street. As damaging as the earthquake and its aftershocks were, the fires that burned out of control afterward were far more destructive. [27] It has been estimated that at least 80%, and at most over 95%, of the total destruction was the result of the subsequent fires. [28]
Will Irwin, Arnold Genthe. (1908) Pictures of Old Chinatown; Will Irwin. The City That Was: A Requiem of Old San Francisco 1906. New York: B. W. Huebsch. 47 p. OCLC 671922810 (free download) Will Irwin at IMDb
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