Photograph album of San Francisco, Calif., following the earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906 [graphic]. [1906]

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Photograph album of San Francisco, Calif., following the earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906 [graphic]. [1906]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122499044

Photo album is architect James W. Plachek's personal record of San Francisco, Calif., following the 1906 earthqhake and fire. Primarily views of individual buildings in various locations around the city: Golden Gate Park bandstand; City Hall; Hall of Justice; Post Office; Ferry Building; Albert Price Memorial Library; power house on Market St.; Church of the Advent; St. Dominic's Church; a church near Market St.; Mission Dolores; Odd Fellows Cemetery; Pierce Rudolf Warehouse; Monadnock Building; Flood Building; Call Building; Cowles Building; Hale Bros. Building; Fairmount Hotel; St. Francis Hotel; Palace Hotel; Cliff House. Also includes views of refugees, refugee camps, pedestrians and vehicles; refugees posing near street kitchens and temporary restaurants; refugees standing amidst rubble and ruins; and businesses housed in makeshift quarters. Also includes views of the stage of the Greek Theatre (Berkeley?); ferry boats; a train, a cyanotype of an Asian girl at the beach; Mountain View; Larkspur; and Palo Alto, Calif.

1 photo album (90 photographic prints and 2 photomechanical reproductions) : b? ; album 15 x 20 cm.

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Plachek, James W., 1885-1948

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At the time of the earthquake in 1906, Plachek was working for the city of Chicago in the architecture department. A week after the disaster, Plachek and a group of other architects were sent to San Francisco to study the effects of fire and earthquakes on buildings. Plachek stayed in the Bay Area a number of months before returning to Chicago to make his report. He later returned to California where he worked for the state for about four years. In 1912 he set up an architectural practice in Ber...