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San Francisco Mission District burning in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.

Reason: A dramatic photograph taken at some personal risk: a major fire rages quite close to the rooftop where this was shot 102 years ago when camera equipment was heavy and required a tripod. If the wind had shifted in the photographer's direction a swift evacuation would have been difficult. This event was one of the worst natural disasters in United States history.

Creator: Original Photographer: Chadwick, H. D. (US Gov War Department. Office of the Chief Signal Officer.) Edits by Durova (scratch and artifact removal, rotation). Original unretouched upload available at Image:Sfearthquake3.jpg