Abstract

This collection includes postcards that feature black and white images of ruins from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The devastating earthquake occurred on April 18, 1906, and fires proceeded for the next several days. The impact of the earthquake affected surrounding cities as well, with San Francisco’s destruction being the most severe. Destroying the city and taking many lives, this event remains one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States.

Abstract The Singer Manufacturing Company Advertising Cards: Pictures of California Collection consists of 20 black and white pictures (001-020) depicting historic and geographic sites in California. Singer Manufacturing Co. produced the pictures as collectible cards as well as a form of advertising for the company. The California Missions are prominently represented. Also included are views of Stanford University, scenic views of California’s natural landscape, the Arizona Garden at the historic Del...