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The Burning City, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

Black-and-white view down a steeply sloping street lined by pedestrians and crumbling buildings. Thick smoke billows in the distance.

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  • Black-and-white view down a steeply sloping street lined by pedestrians and crumbling buildings. Thick smoke billows in the distance.

Date:

April 1906, printed 1956

Artist:

Arnold Genthe
American, born Germany, 1869–1942

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Arnold Genthe

Title

The Burning City, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1906

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 19.1 × 31.9 cm (7 9/16 × 12 9/16 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 45.6 cm (14 × 18 in.)

Credit Line

Peabody Fund

Reference Number

1956.1098

Extended information about this artwork

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