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1 week ago

35 Absolutely Fascinating And Rare Historical Pictures That Will Completely And Totally Transform The Way You Think About The Past

Early twentieth-century disasters destroyed landmarks, caused thousands of deaths, and prompted rebuilding and photographic records of events like the 1906 earthquake and shipwrecks.
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3 months ago

San Francisco's Oldest Monument Turns 150 | KQED

Lotta Crabtree became a nationally famous, highest-paid 19th-century American actress whose San Francisco fountain became a lasting symbol and memorial after the 1906 earthquake.
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