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Background imageSurvivors Collection: A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast, 1767. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet

A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast, 1767. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet
A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast, 1767. Claude-Joseph Vernet depicted a storm's aftermath: dark clouds above an angry sea, a shipwrecked boat and its anxious survivors

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Civil War in France: a shell at Suresnes - from a sketch taken immediately after the explosion

Civil War in France: a shell at Suresnes - from a sketch taken immediately after the explosion, 1871. The Communist batteries on the Trocadero aimed at Fort Valérien, but the distance was too great

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The last of the Megaera, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The last of the Megaera, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The last of the Megaera, 1871. Wreck of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Megaera on Ile Saint-Paul, French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Chicago after the Fire: burnt-out people in the chapel of Grace Church, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Chicago after the Fire: burnt-out people in the chapel of Grace Church, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Chicago after the Fire: burnt-out people in the chapel of Grace Church, 1871. View of '...the interior of the Grace Church meeting-house

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Store sheds and condensing tanks, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Store sheds and condensing tanks, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Store sheds and condensing tanks, 1871. Wreck of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Megaera on Ile Saint-Paul, French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Encampment of officers and crew, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Encampment of officers and crew, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Encampment of officers and crew, 1871. Wreck of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Megaera on Ile Saint-Paul, French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Wreck of H.M.S. Megaera, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of H.M.S. Megaera, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of H.M.S. Megaera, 1871. View showing the position of the Megaera, screw frigate for the Royal Navy, when she lay aground close to the rocks [on Ile Saint-Paul]

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Chicago Fire: Ladies of Chicago supplying the refugees with clothing, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Chicago Fire: Ladies of Chicago supplying the refugees with clothing, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Chicago Fire: Ladies of Chicago supplying the refugees with clothing, 1871. Survivors of '...the great fire of the 8th October...the suffering outcast

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Thessaloniki Survivors, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Thessaloniki Survivors, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Thessaloniki Survivors, between c1910 and c1920. On January 5th, 1916, SS Thessaloniki was on a voyage from Piraeus to New York, when she was scuttled 350 miles East from Sandy Hook

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Wreck of the General Grant on the Auckland Islands, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of the General Grant on the Auckland Islands, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the General Grant on the Auckland Islands, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. W. Tibbits of a shipwreck in the South Pacific on 14 May 14 1866

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Wreck of the Duncan Dunbar, Australian passenger ship, on the coast of Brazil, 1865. Creator: Smyth

Wreck of the Duncan Dunbar, Australian passenger ship, on the coast of Brazil, 1865. Creator: Smyth
Wreck of the Duncan Dunbar, Australian passenger ship, on the coast of Brazil, 1865. After the ship was wrecked on the reef Las Roccas, '"it was impossible", said one of the passengers

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Prince of Wales visiting persons at St. Bart's Hospital wounded by Clerkenwell Explosion

The Prince of Wales visiting persons at St. Bart's Hospital wounded by Clerkenwell Explosion, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales visiting persons at St. Bartholomew's Hospital wounded by the Clerkenwell Explosion, 1868. The future King Edward VII visits survivors '...who were injured by the blowing up of

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Survivors of Balmes, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Survivors of Balmes, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Survivors of Balmes, 1913. Shows the survivors of a fire on the Spanish steamship Balmes, who were rescued by the crew of the Cunard liner Pannonia

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Los Angeles Hikers, N.Y. 12/30/13, W.A. Clarkson, Mrs. Mabel Ackerman, Carrie Van Gaasbeck and A.A

Los Angeles Hikers, N.Y. 12/30/13, W.A. Clarkson, Mrs. Mabel Ackerman, Carrie Van Gaasbeck and A.A. Berger, 1913. Tuberculosis survivors who hiked from Los Angeles to Washington DC to deliver a

Background imageSurvivors Collection: All That Was Left of Them. The Black Watch After the Battle of Magersfontein, 1900

All That Was Left of Them. The Black Watch After the Battle of Magersfontein, 1900
" All That Was Left of Them." The Black Watch After the Battle of Magersfontein, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Geo. Cohan at TITANIC Game, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Geo. Cohan at TITANIC Game, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Geo. Cohan at TITANIC Game, 1912. Shows George M. Cohan at baseball game to raise funds for the survivors of the RMS Titanic disaster, Polo Grounds, New York City

Background imageSurvivors Collection: TITANIC life boats on way to CARPATHIA, 1912. Creators: Bain News Service, J W Barker

TITANIC life boats on way to CARPATHIA, 1912. Creators: Bain News Service, J W Barker
TITANIC life boats on way to CARPATHIA, 1912. Related to the disaster of the RMS TITANIC, which struck an iceberg in April 1912 and sank, killing more than 1, 500 people

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Survivors of TITANIC on CARPATHIA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Survivors of TITANIC on CARPATHIA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Survivors of TITANIC on CARPATHIA, 1912. Related to the disaster of the RMS TITANIC, which struck an iceberg in April 1912 and sank, killing more than 1, 500 people

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Mrs. A.B. Cooke -- Frances Coffee -- Cooke Children, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. A.B. Cooke -- Frances Coffee -- Cooke Children, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. A.B. Cooke -- Frances Coffee -- Cooke Children, 1915. Shows survivors of the SS Athinai, a trans-Atlantic ship that caught fire in 1915. People include Mrs

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Punt Road, Richmond, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Punt Road, Richmond, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Punt Road, Richmond, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Davies. On Dec. 13 heavy squalls of wind, accompanied by rain, swept across the city

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Flood at Sheffield: searching for the dead in the cellar of a ruined house at Neepsend, 1864

The Flood at Sheffield: searching for the dead in the cellar of a ruined house at Neepsend, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Flood at Sheffield: searching for the dead in the cellar of a ruined house at Neepsend - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. R. Watson....while attempting to run into the Tyne for shelter

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Scene of the disaster at Beloeil Bridge...Canada, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the disaster at Beloeil Bridge...Canada, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the disaster at Beloeil Bridge, near Montreal, on the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, 1864. Engraving from a sketch....at the foot of Beloeil Mountain...the River Richelieu is spanned by an

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Great Fire at Limoges, France: the public crier announcing the distribution of relief…, 1864

The Great Fire at Limoges, France: the public crier announcing the distribution of relief…, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist: the public crier announcing the distribution of relief, 1864

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Wreck of the Strathmore: taking the Survivors from the Island...1876. Creators: W. J. P. W. H. O

The Wreck of the Strathmore: taking the Survivors from the Island...1876. Creators: W. J. P. W. H. O
The Wreck of the Strathmore: taking the Survivors from the Island, from a sketch supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, 1876....the emigrant-ship Strathmore [was wrecked], in July last

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Life on the Crozet Islands, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, 1876. Creator: C.R

Life on the Crozet Islands, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, 1876. Creator: C.R
Life on the Crozet Islands, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, 1876. Exterior of Hut; Knocking over Penguins; Bringing Water from the Spring; Interior of Hut...the emigrant-ship Strathmore

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Wreck of the Strathmore on the Crozet Islands: Turf Tower erected by the Survivors...1876

Wreck of the Strathmore on the Crozet Islands: Turf Tower erected by the Survivors...1876. Creator: W. H. O
Wreck of the Strathmore on the Crozet Islands: Turf Tower erected by the Survivors - making signals to a ship, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, First-Class Passenger, 1876

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Noah's Thank-offering. Creator: Ester Almqvist

Noah's Thank-offering. Creator: Ester Almqvist
Noah's Thank-offering, Unknown date

Background imageSurvivors Collection: 'The Last from the Wreck', by E. Duncan, in the Exhibition of the Water-Colour Society, 1860

"The Last from the Wreck", by E. Duncan, in the Exhibition of the Water-Colour Society, 1860. Creator: M
"The Last from the Wreck", by E. Duncan, in the Exhibition of the Water-Colour Society, 1860. Engraving after a painting....the work of rescue has been completed

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire

Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire
Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Dramatic scene: survivors cling to rocks being battered by huge waves

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Shipwreck, before 1812. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg

Shipwreck, before 1812. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg
Shipwreck, before 1812. Dramatic scene: survivors and dead bodies on rocks being battered by huge waves

Background imageSurvivors Collection: La piraterie sous-marine; Un canot d epassagers du paquebot ARABIA

La piraterie sous-marine; Un canot d epassagers du paquebot ARABIA, torpille par un sous-marin alle Creator: Unknown
La piraterie sous-marine; Un canot d epassagers du paquebot ARABIA, torpille par un sous-marin allemand, le 6 novembre 1916, 1916

Background imageSurvivors Collection: La piraterie sous-marine; Le torpillage du Sussex, le 24 mars 1916

La piraterie sous-marine; Le torpillage du Sussex, le 24 mars 1916. En haut, les passagers a bord, Creator: Unknown
La piraterie sous-marine; Le torpillage du Sussex, le 24 mars 1916. En haut, les passagers a bord, dans l'attente ; en bas

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Canonne, pius torpille en mer; Sur le pont du sous-marin anglais

Canonne, pius torpille en mer; Sur le pont du sous-marin anglais: les matelots lancent des cordages Creator: Unknown
Canonne, pius torpille en mer; Sur le pont du sous-marin anglais: les matelots lancent des cordages aux naufrages du zeppelin, 1916

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Canonne, pius torpille en mer; Les survivants de l'equipage du L-7 nagent vers le sous-marin

Canonne, pius torpille en mer; Les survivants de l'equipage du L-7 nagent vers le sous-marin anglai Creator
Canonne, pius torpille en mer; Les survivants de l'equipage du L-7 nagent vers le sous-marin anglais qui s'efforce de les recueillir, 1916

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Quelques drames sur mer; un homme du `Gallia`, grievement blesse par l'explosion de la torpille

Quelques drames sur mer; un homme du `Gallia`, grievement blesse par l'explosion de la torpille, est hisse a bord d'un navire patrouilleur, 1916

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Shipwreck, 1775. Creator: Hendrik Kobell

The Shipwreck, 1775. Creator: Hendrik Kobell
The Shipwreck, 1775

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Loss of the Schooner John S. Spence of Norfolk, Virginia, 2d view-Rescue of the Survivors

Loss of the Schooner John S. Spence of Norfolk, Virginia, 2d view-Rescue of the Survivors... 1833 Creator: Thomas Birch
Loss of the Schooner John S. Spence of Norfolk, Virginia, 2d view-Rescue of the Survivors (image 2 of 2), 1833

Background imageSurvivors Collection: King Louis Napoleon visits the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship... (1807-1809)

King Louis Napoleon visits the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship... (1807-1809)
King Louis Napoleon visits the ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the explosion of the powder ship on January 12, 1807, (1807-1809)

Background imageSurvivors Collection: View of the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship on Jan 12, 1807, (1807-1809)

View of the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship on Jan 12, 1807, (1807-1809). Creator: Jan Willem Pieneman
View of the ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the explosion of the powder ship on January 12, 1807, (1807-1809). The ruins on the Steenchuur, a canal in the extension of the Rapenburg

Background imageSurvivors Collection: View of a ship struck by lightning at sea, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown

View of a ship struck by lightning at sea, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of a ship struck by lightning at sea, 1700-1799. L'Escadre Verte ayant ete accueilli d'une Violente Tempete dans la riviere de St

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, c.1837. Creator: Wijnand Nuyen

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, c.1837. Creator: Wijnand Nuyen
Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, c.1837

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. Creator: Gustave Doré

The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. The English traveller who has visited France, and knows the districts through which the river Rhone runs from Lyons to the Mediterranean

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. Creator: Gustave Doré

The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. The inundation includes in its ravages upwards of 550 English miles, from Lyons to the delta of La Camargue

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Inundation at Lyons, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Inundation at Lyons, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Inundation at Lyons, 1856. Flooding in France....upwards of 10, 000 men, women, and children are by this catastrophe thrown out of work, and not only so, but they are without house or home

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Wreck of the Chilian Steamer 'Cazador', 1856. Creator: Smyth. Wreck of the Chilian Steamer

Wreck of the Chilian Steamer "Cazador", 1856. Creator: Smyth. Wreck of the Chilian Steamer
Wreck of the Chilian Steamer "Cazador", 1856. Disaster off the coast of Chile. The vessel left Talcahuano with a smooth sea

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, a Funeral on the Street

The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, a Funeral on the Street, 1891 Creator: G Bigot
The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, a Funeral on the Street of Kanda-Machi at Gifu, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, Inhabitants of Ogaki, 1891

The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, Inhabitants of Ogaki, 1891. Creator: G Bigot
The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, Inhabitants of Ogaki sleeping in the open air, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, Distributing Provisions

The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, Distributing Provisions, 1891 Creator: G Bigot
The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, Distributing Provisions to the Survivers at Gifu, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Background imageSurvivors Collection: ' And Every Soul Was Saved' ; after T.M.Hemy, 1891. Creator: Thomas M M Hemy

" And Every Soul Was Saved" ; after T.M.Hemy, 1891. Creator: Thomas M M Hemy
" And Every Soul Was Saved" ; after T.M.Hemy, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageSurvivors Collection: La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; L 'Inflexible', recueille les survivants'. 1914

La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; L "Inflexible", recueille les survivants'. 1914
La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; L "Inflexible", sous vapeur a l'arriere-plan, et "Invincible", d'ou cette photographie a ete prise, recueillent les survivants

Background imageSurvivors Collection: La fin de L 'Emden'; Les blesses de 'Emden' sont embarques a bord du 'Sydney', 1914

La fin de L "Emden"; Les blesses de "Emden" sont embarques a bord du "Sydney", 1914
La fin de L "Emden"; Les blesses de "Emden" sont embarques a bord du "Sydney", qui fit prisonnier le reste de l'equipage, 1914

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Hommes de l'equipage du Zeppelin 'L7' nageant vers le sous-marin anglais qui... 1916

Hommes de l'equipage du Zeppelin "L7" nageant vers le sous-marin anglais qui... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Hommes de l'equipage du Zeppelin "L7" nageant vers le sous-marin anglais qui s'attarde sous le feu allemand pour les recueillir, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Sur le pont du sous-marin : les marins britanniques sauvant ceux qui, une... 1916. Creator: Unknown

Sur le pont du sous-marin : les marins britanniques sauvant ceux qui, une... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Sur le pont du sous-marin : les marins britanniques sauvant ceux qui, une des nuits precedentes, lancaient sans doute des bombes sur de paisibles bourgades anglaises, 1916

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Loss of the SS Quetta off Thursday Island, Northern Australia; Lloyds Brisbane March Ist 1890

The Loss of the SS Quetta off Thursday Island, Northern Australia; Lloyds Brisbane March Ist 1890 Creator: John Comyns
The Loss of the SS Quetta off Thursday Island, Northern Australia; Lloyds Brisbane March Ist 1890, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Great Earthquake in Japan; The Scene of the Disaster, the Town of Gifu, 1891. Creator: G Bigot

The Great Earthquake in Japan; The Scene of the Disaster, the Town of Gifu, 1891. Creator: G Bigot
The Great Earthquake in Japan; The Scene of the Disaster, the Town of Gifu 4, 763 houses destroyed, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Fourth Great Fire at San Francisco, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Fourth Great Fire at San Francisco, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Fourth Great Fire at San Francisco, 1850. Fire in California, USA...the wind increased as rapidly as the flames, whirling the black masses of smoke, the lurid sheets of fire

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Noah's Sacrifice, plate IX from The Creation and Early History of Man, 1606. Creator: Jan Wierix

Noah's Sacrifice, plate IX from The Creation and Early History of Man, 1606. Creator: Jan Wierix
Noah's Sacrifice, plate IX from The Creation and Early History of Man, 1606

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday January 11. 1890, 1890. Creator: Charles Edwin Fripp

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday January 11. 1890, 1890. Creator: Charles Edwin Fripp
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday January 11. 1890, 1890

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Misery, 1785. 1785. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Misery, 1785. 1785. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Misery, 1785

Background imageSurvivors Collection: The sinking of the Anglia, First World War, 17 November 1915, (c1920)

The sinking of the Anglia, First World War, 17 November 1915, (c1920). Mined in the English Channel: the sinking of the Hospital Ship Anglia

Background imageSurvivors Collection: To the rescue: the life-buoy, c1900. Creator: Unknown

To the rescue: the life-buoy, c1900. Creator: Unknown
To the rescue: the life-buoy, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Refugees camp at ball grounds in Golden Gate Park, 1906. Creator: Unknown

Refugees camp at ball grounds in Golden Gate Park, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Refugees camp at ball grounds in Golden Gate Park, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Looking east from corner Ellis and Jones - Tall building, The San Francisco Call, 1906

Looking east from corner Ellis and Jones - Tall building, The San Francisco Call, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Looking east from corner Pine and Stockton, showing the ruins of the Mills Building, 1906

Looking east from corner Pine and Stockton, showing the ruins of the Mills Building, 1906. The Mills Building, completed in 1892, survived the earthquake and was restored

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Forming bread line at Jefferson Square, 1906. Creator: Unknown

Forming bread line at Jefferson Square, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Forming bread line at Jefferson Square, 1906. Survivors queuing for bread. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageSurvivors Collection: True grit - Barber painting sign on tent stretched on sidewalk of former place, 1906

True grit - Barber painting sign on tent stretched on sidewalk of former place, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Looking northeast from corner Sutter and Jones Sts. 1906. Creator: Unknown

Looking northeast from corner Sutter and Jones Sts. 1906. Creator: Unknown
Looking northeast from corner Sutter and Jones Sts. 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Refugee camp made of scraps [of] corrugated sheet iron gathered from the ruins, 1906

Refugee camp made of scraps [of] corrugated sheet iron gathered from the ruins, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Ferry landing from Oakland, 1906. Creator: Unknown

Ferry landing from Oakland, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Ferry landing from Oakland, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Refugees camp in Jefferson Square, 1906. Creator: Unknown

Refugees camp in Jefferson Square, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Refugees camp in Jefferson Square, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines

Background imageSurvivors Collection: City Hall from McAllister St. looking northeast, 1906. Creator: Unknown

City Hall from McAllister St. looking northeast, 1906. Creator: Unknown
City Hall from McAllister St. looking northeast, 1906. San Francisco City Hall, only completed in 1899, was destroyed by the earthquake

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Looking south, corner Sutter and Stockton, 1906. Creator: Unknown

Looking south, corner Sutter and Stockton, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Looking south, corner Sutter and Stockton, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Refugees camp, former dwelling in ruins in background. This is earthquake work, 1906

Refugees camp, former dwelling in ruins in background. This is earthquake work, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Looking northeast from corner Ellis and Powell Sts, 1906. Creator: Unknown

Looking northeast from corner Ellis and Powell Sts, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Looking northeast from corner Ellis and Powell Sts, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageSurvivors Collection: A Shipwreck, 1773. Creator: John Pye

A Shipwreck, 1773. Creator: John Pye
A Shipwreck, 1773. Dramatic scene with figures clinging to rocks in the foreground, and ships tossed on the raging sea. [J. Boydell, London, 1773]

Background imageSurvivors Collection: Some of the Titanics Notable Passengers, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown

Some of the Titanics Notable Passengers, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Some of the Titanics Notable Passengers, April 20, 1912. Photographs of well-to-do passengers, some known to be saved. The White Star Line ship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off


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