[JimSEA]

My Uncle would have been very interested in these photos. At six years of age, he and his parents went to San Francisco to search for his Uncle who was never found. Even at age six, he always remembered what he saw.

[JoeProBono]

[BerryDingle]

Here is a video of 35mm movie (oldest known to exist) taken from on top of a street car in San Fran April 14, 1906...four days before the earthquake. The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero wharf is still there.

San Fran 1906 street scene

[ApplegateRanch]

My Uncle would have been very interested in these photos. At six years of age, he and his parents went to San Francisco to search for his Uncle who was never found.

One of my mother's uncles also disappeared in the quake & fire. The family searched for years, before giving him up as burned &/or buried in the rubble.

Some 20-30 years later, his wife and sister ran into him on the streets of a town on the Mendocino coast.

He had used the quake, in which he wasn't hurt, to bug out with his secret mistress! They were living married under an assumed name.

I understand it was NOT a happy reunion!