The information and sample article links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in the Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers digital collection (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/). Use the Suggested Search Terms and Dates to explore this topic further in Chronicling America.
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Important Dates:
- April 18, 1906, Earthquake occurs 5:12-5:13 a.m.; fires begin; many aftershocks occur.
- April
19, 1906, Fires continue; San Francisco newspapers, Call, Chronicle,
and Examiner print a combined newspaper on the presses of the Oakland
Tribune.
- April 20, 1906, Fires continue.
- April 21, 1906, Fires end.
- April 22, 1906, Rebuilding efforts widely announced.
Suggested Search Terms:
- [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.]
San Francisco,
earthquake
Sample Articles from Chronicling America:
- Thousands Dead at San Francisco; Millions Gone In Fires Still Raging, The Washington Times (Washington, DC), April 18, 1906, Last Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-7.
- Terrible Visitation at Frisco, The Paducah Sun (Paducah, KY), April 18, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-7.
- Earthquake's Dead May Number 3,000; Fire is Now Raging, The Evening World (New York, NY), April 18, 1906, Final Results Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-2.
- Earthquake, Panic, Death, Flood, Fire, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, UT), April 18, 1906, Fourth Edition, Extra!, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-7.
- Earthquake And Fire: San Francisco In Ruins, The Call-Chronicle-Examiner (San Francisco, CA), April 19, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-5.
- Views of San Francisco, Stricken by Earthquake and Fire, New-York Tribune (New York, NY), April 19, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-6.
- Terrible Earthquake in San Francisco, Gainesville Daily Sun (Gainesville, FL), April 19, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-5
- San Francisco Is Devastated, Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), April 20, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-7.
- The California Earthquake, Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser (Alexandria, VA), April 20, 1906, Page 2, Image 2, col. 4-6.
- Water Front Burns Almost to the Ferry, The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), April 21, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-3.
- Conditions Much Better, Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, TX), April 21, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-3.
- Swirl of Fire Ends and Hope Runs High, The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), April 22, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-7.
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