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sl8

(13,798 posts) Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:30 PM Jun 2018

Rediscovered film takes a trip through San Francisco in ruins

Rediscovered film takes a trip through San Francisco in ruins
PBS NewsHour

Published on Jun 13, 2018

Our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a century-old film of San Francisco’s devastating 1906 earthquake aftermath turned up at a California flea market.

Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour

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Rediscovered film takes a trip through San Francisco in ruins (Original Post) sl8 Jun 2018 OP

How lucky that this young guy knew about this film BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #1

It could have slipped away so easily Awsi Dooger Jun 2018 #6

amazing to have this history. IcyPeas Jun 2018 #2

K&R Scurrilous Jun 2018 #3

Major find. byronius Jun 2018 #4

The side by sides Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #5

Amazing. I am so glad that he was the one who ended up getting smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #7

My grandfather was there. lpbk2713 Jun 2018 #8

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)

1. How lucky that this young guy knew about this film

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:36 PM

Jun 2018

and the importance of it.

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)

6. It could have slipped away so easily

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 07:32 PM

Jun 2018

I want to read more about this

IcyPeas

(21,893 posts)

2. amazing to have this history.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:40 PM

Jun 2018

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:48 PM

Jun 2018

byronius

(7,395 posts)

4. Major find.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:56 PM

Jun 2018

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

5. The side by sides

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 07:16 PM

Jun 2018

are stunning. My gosh, they came rumbling down all up and down that street.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

7. Amazing. I am so glad that he was the one who ended up getting

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 07:33 PM

Jun 2018

his hands on that film.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

8. My grandfather was there.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 07:42 PM

Jun 2018

Prospecting in Nevada didn't work out for him so he decided to try his luck in
San Fran. Needless to say that didn't work out either. My great aunt had some
pictures but they both passed on years ago. No idea what happened to the pics.

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