Great Quake of 1906
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 1:28 am
Shows footage taken in quake's aftermath; more of a history on motion pictures. Interesting observations made on women's fashion and altruism during major disasters as well.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/popup?f=/g/a/2006/04/13/quakereelsvid.DTL&o=0
Following the Great Quake, movie houses presented scenes of the first megadisaster of the motion picture era in newsreels filmed with hand-cranked cameras. San Francisco cinematographer Sprague Anderson demonstrates how cameramen in 1906 worked, and historians Michael Lampen and Gray Brechin comment on the priceless images those films contain. Duration: 7:06. File size: 32 MB. Chronicle video by James Irwin for SFGate.com
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