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Film, VideoThe American experience. The great San Francisco earthquake
Great San Francisco earthquake Catalog Record Only Program features the accounts of those who lived in San Francisco before and after it was destroyed by a devastating earthquake and fire in April 1906. Archival footage and rare photos show the event that killed thousands of people and left tens of thousands homeless. It also outlines the remarkable recovery of the survivors who rebuilt San Franscisco within three years.- Contributor: McCullough, David G. - LC Off-Air Taping Collection (Library of Congress) - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Weidlinger, Tom - Abraham, F. Murray
- Date: 1988