[Watching the approach of the fire after the San Francisco earthquake]

Arnold Genthe (1869-1942)

Date

1906
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 13 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.
Sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
u.c. in graphite: San Francisco burning-- \ after Earthquake 1904 [sic] \ Photo by Dr. Arnold Genthe
l.r. in ink: 14 x 11 \ #111
l.r. [stamp]: JFC
Mat Verso [removed]:
written and stamped on paper label: "SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL 18th, 1906. \ 10 AM
inscribed: SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AFTER \ EARTHQUAKE. LOOKING \ DOWNHILL TOWARD CENTER \ OF CITY \ 14" x 11" \ This Vintage Print by Arnold Genthe \ was shown in the Genthe Exhibition \ at the Staten Island Museum 28 \ September to 2 November 1975. \ Catalog number 17 \ This original photograph by Arnold Genthe, came \ from the collection of a fellow countryman and \ long-time friend of Genthe's, the late William E. \ Neumeyer and Mrs. Neumeyer of New York City
[dealer's label]
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1980.25.3
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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