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Rare Lot of 28 Arnold Genthe 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Photos Album Pages…They measure 4 3/4 inches x 3 3/4 inches and are in good condition…These came out of an Antique photo album purchased at an estate in San Francisco…7 pages 2 photos on each side totaling 28…These are antique period photo prints NOT recent…Several Genthe photos are well known though many have rarely , if ever been seen , and some of these examples in this group I can not find in my research.
Most of these locations and structures were photographed by many photographers during and after the disaster, but most of these are from a slightly different angles , positions, or have people in the foreground or standing by the debris that are not in other published photos. Several were taken as the fires still burned in the background. Many of these photos have numbers on their lower left corner.
Though a lot of photographs exist of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Genthe photos are very desirable and never before seen examples usually demand a collectors attention.
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Approximately 155 of the negatives Genthe made in the aftermath of the earthquake have been in the collection of the FAMSF's Legion of Honor since 1943. Yet much of it remains unknown to the public. The photographer made very few prints from these negatives during his lifetime, and many have never been printed at all.
