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[Ruins of earthquake-damaged San Francisco City Hall]
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Copyright by Alex. L. Murat.
Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Originally a Spanish (later Mexican) mission and pueblo, it was conquered by the United States in 1846 and by an invading army of prospectors following the 1848 discovery of gold in its hinterland. The Gold Rush made San Francisco a cosmopolitan metropolis with a frontier edge. In early 1900s the city tried to remake itself into a grand and modern Paris of the West.
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Date
01/01/1906
Location
San Francisco, California, United States, 37.77507, -122.41907
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain
