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San Francisco earthquake and fire disaster, San Francisco, California, 1906

Subjects
Disasters & AccidentsGreat Fires & Firefighting
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of San Francisco earthquake and fire disaster, San Francisco, California, 1906, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
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Back of San Francisco earthquake and fire disaster, San Francisco, California, 1906, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A dramatic color view of San Francisco in flames after the 1906 earthquake, with fire and heavy smoke rising from downtown buildings and a domed structure at right. The scene is framed by a painted theatrical curtain with a medallion at the top center.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

[illegible] am getting some [illegible] [illegible] have just now write to me some [illegible] [illegible] are coming [illegible] 1907 [illegible] all [illegible] thing. We are all well - done for you both. John M [illegible]

PublisherJames Lee Co.
THE SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER BY QUAKE AND FIRE 1906 COPYRIGHT 1906, BY THE JAMES LEE CO., CHICAGO. --- POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedPetersville, VA, February 11, 1907, 17:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs C. M. Richardson

Durbin, West Virginia

Postcard record

Postmarked, Petersville, VA
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs C. M. Richardson, Durbin, WV, WV
Place depictedSan Francisco, CA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesHandwritten message written along the front margins; painted theatrical curtain border; undivided-back era card. Postmark: PETERSVILLE VA. FEB 11 5 PM 1907 (plus receiving mark DURBIN W. VA. FEB 13 1907 REC'D). Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'), white border, 1906 copyright line, toned/soiled card with edge wear; dealer pencil '113 / 5.00' at top.

Cite this card

San Francisco earthquake and fire disaster, San Francisco, California, 1906, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/san-francisco-earthquake-and-fire-disaster-san-francisco-cal. Accessed October 5, 2026.