San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake (1906)

Overview : Footage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are included. We see fire raging. We see burned-out buildings, piles of rubble, and buildings with only one wall standing. People stand and watch; others walk purposely through the debris. A carriage passes; the camera pans the desolation. A horse-drawn cart is laden with a family's remaining possessions. A sign hangs outside one building: "A little disfigured but still in business. Men Wanted."

Release Date : May 1, 1906

Runtime : 1m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : American Mutoscope & Biograph

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : earthquake, disaster, silent film, newsreel footage, short film