San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake (1906)

1906 · Silent film · 1 min · dir. Robert K. Bonine

The only complete moving picture production showing the fire in progress

• Documentary

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Synopsis

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."

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Details

Director

Robert K. Bonine

Cinematography

Billy Bitzer

Studio

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Released

1906-05-01

Running time

1 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Silent Films, Feature Films

Cast & crew

• RRobert K. Bonine Director

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