Author: Hess, Frederick After
Title: Destruction of San Francisco by Earthquake & Fire
Description: San Francisco, S.A. Waterson for Burger & Evans, 1972. Handcolored reproduction of the 1874 original. 58.5 x 89 cm. Colors more muted than in the reproduction. Rectangular view looking east and north of cityscape and harbor with passersby and farmers on a hill in foreground, Marin and mid bay in distance, surrounded by vignettes of twenty-two labeled buildings and sites. Annotations: “Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by Frederick Hess in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington D.C.” Rectangular view looking east and north of cityscape and harbor with passersby and farmers on a hill in foreground, Marin and mid bay in distance, surrounded by vignettes of twenty-two labeled buildings and sites. Annotations: “Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by Frederick Hess in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington D.C.”. .

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