Aerial Photographs of the 1906 Earthquake

hansoloaf writes "In 1906 San Francisco had a devastating earthquake - registering around 7.7 to 8.3 on the Richter scale. George Lawrence had devised ways to take aerial photographs and went to SF to showcase his technology. He used kites and custom built cameras that could take photos while up in the air."

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Re:I'm ON FIRE, BABY!

[Doc Ruby]

Anonymous flamer Coward, I referred to the research I saw published in the papers in the early 1990s in my original post. Some documentation while I decide whether to waste my time justifying my little anecdote to obnoxious Anonymous Cowards like you.

Re:Flaming Friscans

[EnronHaliburton2004]

all their own buildings.
and mostly harmless, but don't turn your back, or you'll get the suckerpunch.

Out for a little SF-Bashing, are we? "Don't feel too sorry for the San Franciscians, because they did it to themselves."

We're used to reciving blame for things we have little control over, but it still hurts.

Where's your evidence?

If they "torched all their own buildings", then you would see a more even distribution of massive fires throughout the City. Instead, the fires were concentrated in the eastern half of the city.

The Mission and Castro districts were hit by the quake, and there were fires, but few buildings burned to the ground and the neighborhood buildings were largely untouched by the Fire.

How many homes and businesses had insurance at all back in 1906? Not many I suspect. You lose your home or business, and you're fucked.