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Aerial Photographs of the 1906 Earthquake

Posted by michael on from the pioneering dept.

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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  1. Re:In the process of being slashdotted... by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 3, Funny

    Quick, someone go get some satellite photos of the server!

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  2. Re:Flaming Friscans by captnitro · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is like an east-west Slashdot nerd beef.

    Who's the bigger badass? Who set fire to the their home city to collect the insurance? And when they collected, did they bling the hell out of their horse-drawn carriage and get diamond-encrusted bonnets for their fineass bitches? Dollar dollar bill, y'all, trolls ain't touchin' that shit.

  3. Re:In the process of being slashdotted... by pyrote · · Score: 3, Funny

    Found It!

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  4. Re:fire yes, but you're the one who is smoking... by FuturePastNow · · Score: 3, Funny

    What eventually stopped the fire was a decision by the authorities to create a major firebreak by essentially blowing up a 1 block wide path down Van Ness Ave.

    So they played Sim City, too?

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