1906 SF quake captured in color
Rare images of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake - among the first color shots ever taken of the destruction wreaked upon the city - have been published by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
History buffs are sure to get a kick out of the photographs which offer a stunning new look at the rubble and ruin on Market Street, the city's main thoroughfare then - and still today - and the surrounding downtown area.The famous photographer and inventor Frederick Ives took these photos a few months after the quake. He is perhaps best known for inventing the half-tone reproduction process used to print newspaper photographs. These color snapshots were discovered by a volunteer working at the museum.
60 Minutes: Historic 1906 film captures S.F.'s Market Street
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake, which struck the city at 5:12 a.m. April 18, 1906, shook the ground for 40 seconds. The tremor and resulting fire left 3,000 people dead and 225,000 homeless.
