Looking Down Sacramento Street, San Francisco, April 18, 1906
''Looking Down Sacramento Street, San Francisco, April 18, 1906'' is a black and white photograph taken by Arnold Genthe in San Francisco, California on the morning of April 18, 1906 in the wake of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Caption Looking Down Sacramento St., 1906. erso:"San Francisco: April 18, 1906." From ''As I Remember'' by Arnold Genthe: This photograph shows "the results of the earth quake, the beginning of the fire and the attitude of the people." It was taken the morning of the first day of the fire. Shows Sacramento St. at Miles Place (now Miller Place) near Powell St. Creation of the photograph I found that my hand cameras had been so damaged by the falling plaster as to be rendered useless. I went to Montgomery Street to the shop of George Kahn, my dealer, and asked him to lend me a camera. 'Take anything you want. This place is going to burn up anyway.' I selected the best small camera, a 3A Kodak Special. I stuffed my pockets with films and started out ...
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