San Francisco Aftermath of Earthquake (1906)

Footage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are included We see fire raging We see burnedout buildings piles of rubble and buildings with only one wall standing People stand and watch others walk purposely through the debris A carriage passes the camera pans the desolation A horsedrawn cart is laden with a familys remaining possessions A sign hangs outside one building A little disfigured but still in business Men Wanted