The San Francisco Earthquake mb-code 1239679 April 1969

April 1969

Also showing a number of water vessels

Priestley is dressed in a black coat and waistcoat with a white neck-cloth and wears a grey wig

9th June 1979

The San Francisco Earthquake mb-code 1239679 April 1969The San Francisco Earthquake, California, USA, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco on 18th April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines, causing fires to break out. As water mains had also been damaged, firefighters had little chance of fighting the blaze, which went on to destroy some 25,000 buildings. In all, the earthquake and fires killed an estimated 3000 people, the most to lose their lives in a natural