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The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906, Use back bar to return or select Index Absolute failure of so-called "fireproof" safes. In
the rear are the Palace Hotel (at the left) and the Crocker Building (at the
right)
and their effects on structures and structural materials.
(USGS report, 1907)
photograph by Richard L. Humphrey