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Large swaths of San Francisco were laid in ruin. At least 3,000 people were killed in the quake.
Library of Congress

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View of the wreckage following the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco.

Large swaths of San Francisco were laid in ruin. At least 3,000 people were killed in the quake.
Library of Congress

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