An exploration of websites and databases depicting how the major natural disaster affected the people and development of San Francisco.
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1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance
View the calendar of events by day, week, or category. The centennial consists of alliance members of 280 San Francisco Bay Area groups and organizations.
http://1906centennial.org/
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The Bancroft Library presents the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Archives Project consists of materials from U.C. Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, California Historical Society,
California State Library, Huntington Library, Society of California Pioneers, Stanford University Libraries – Special Collections and Archives. The site
includes an online exhibit and an interactive map of San Francisco.
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/earthquakeandfire/index2.html
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San Francisco History Center’s Historical Photograph Collection
Browse over 1,700 digitized images of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
http://www.sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/equake-browse.htm
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Library of Congress’ American Memory
Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1906. The collection contains twenty-six films of San Francisco with the majority being before 1906. It also includes the famous film “Trip down Market Street before the fire”.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/sfhome.html
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program – Northern California
Find real-time earthquake maps recorded by global seismographic networks.
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recent/index.html
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San Francisco’s Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security
Be prepared for a disaster by using this site to assist in making a plan and building a kit. The site is also available in Spanish and Chinese.
http://72hours.org/
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