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Background imageDisaster Collection: In The Aftermath

In The Aftermath
In the foreground a group of men from all walks of life stand on a completed section of a protective levee that they have built while in the background others continue to work on their part, East St

Background imageDisaster Collection: Stone Arch of Church After Chicago Fire, 1871

Stone Arch of Church After Chicago Fire, 1871
A formally dressed Black man stands in front of the stone arch of the Second Presbyterian Church, through which can be seen the remains of the Tribune Building

Background imageDisaster Collection: Chicago Courthouse After Fire, IL, 1871

Chicago Courthouse After Fire, IL, 1871
A group of men stand with a wheeled wagon, surveying the damage in front of the Court House following the great fires of October 8 - 10, 1871, Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Lightfoot/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Market Street Ruins

Market Street Ruins
View of the destruction and rubble along Market Street at Third Street after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fires, San Francisco, California, 1906

Background imageDisaster Collection: Call Building Ruins

Call Building Ruins
View looking southeast down Market Street at Third Street of the Call building (formally the Claus Spreckels building) after being severely destroyed by the San Francisco earthquake

Background imageDisaster Collection: Market & Taylor Streets Ruins

Market & Taylor Streets Ruins
Survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake walk along Market Street at Taylor Street past debris and crumbling facades of buildings caused by citywide fires, San Francisco, California, 1906

Background imageDisaster Collection: San Francisco Soup Kitchen

San Francisco Soup Kitchen
Crowds of male survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and citywide fires sit at tables and eat in an outdoor soup kitchen, San Francisco, California, 1906

Background imageDisaster Collection: Cwmcarn Flooding

Cwmcarn Flooding
A breach in the High Road and canal from the bursting of the Cwmcarn Reservoir, 1875. Illustrated London News - pub. 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Flood Victims

Flood Victims
A woman and child take refuge in the branches of a tree during a period of severe flooding in Alabama, 1886. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Red Cross Relief

Red Cross Relief
A group of child and adult survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and citywide fires stand outside the entrance of the Red Cross relief center at 23rd Street and Vermont Street

Background imageDisaster Collection: Floods In Alabama

Floods In Alabama
A passenger train is brought to a standstill by the spring floods in Alabama, April 1886. Drawn by Charles Graham from a passengers notes. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Brighton Chain Pier

Brighton Chain Pier
The Royal Suspension Chain Pier in Brighton is severely damaged by lightning during a storm, 15th October 1833. Engraved by George Hunt from a painting by S. J. E. Jones

Background imageDisaster Collection: Cleanup at Clark And Madison Streets After Chicago Fire, IL, 1871

Cleanup at Clark And Madison Streets After Chicago Fire, IL, 1871
Two boys sit on top of a partial stone wall in the wreckage of a burned-out building at Madison and Clark Streets, with the Court House in the background following the great Chicago fire of October 8

Background imageDisaster Collection: Washington Street After Great Chicago Fire, 1870s

Washington Street After Great Chicago Fire, 1870s
View of rubble and wreckage in Washington Street, East of LaSalle Street, following the great Chicago fire of 1871, Chicago, Illinois, 1871. (Photo by Hulton|Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Storm At Sea

Storm At Sea
The destruction of a dyke during severe flooding in Texel, in northern Holland, 15th November 1775. Engraving by Fokke after a drawing from life by Kobell. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Sinking Of HMS Victoria

Sinking Of HMS Victoria
The British naval ship HMS Victoria sinks after colliding with HMS Camperdown whilst on her way to Tripoli, 22nd June 1893. The sinking of the Victoria resulted in 358 deaths

Background imageDisaster Collection: Watching A Volcano

Watching A Volcano
Four people raise their arms as they watch a volcano erupt in Java, Dutch East Indies, late 1800s or early 1900s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Pompeii

Pompeii
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 26th April 1872, seen from the ruins of ancient Pompeii. An engraving from a sketch by Sydney Hall, published in the Graphic. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Pompeii

Pompeii
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroys the Roman city of Pompeii in AD 79. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Golden Gate Avenue Ruins

Golden Gate Avenue Ruins
View along Golden Gate Avenue at Larkin Street of the destruction after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as out of control fires raged through the city streets, smoke heavy in the air

Background imageDisaster Collection: Female Refugee Prepares Meal

Female Refugee Prepares Meal
A female refugee from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and citywide fires kneels on the ground and prepares a meal over a makeshift stove as two young children sit by at the United States Army run

Background imageDisaster Collection: Upbeat Refugee Shelter, 1906

Upbeat Refugee Shelter, 1906
Half of a stereoscopic image of a group of female and male refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and citywide fires who sit in front of their tent in a refugee camp, San Francisco

Background imageDisaster Collection: Refugee Camp Barber

Refugee Camp Barber
Half of a stereoscopic image of a barber who gives a customer a shave at a refugee camp following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and citywide fires, San Francisco, California, 1906

Background imageDisaster Collection: Horse Drawn Bus

Horse Drawn Bus
Half of a stereoscopic image of a man driving a roofless horse-drawn bus underneath cablecar wires on the streets of San Francisco as passengers stand in the back in the aftermath of the San

Background imageDisaster Collection: Earthquake

Earthquake
A 16th or 17th century woodcut of an earthquake. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDisaster Collection: Flooding In England

Flooding In England
Devastation in Summerset-shire and Norfolke during the Bristol Channel flood of 1607. Around 2000 people are thought to have died in the inundation, which may have been the result of a tsunami

Background imageDisaster Collection: Johnstown Flood

Johnstown Flood
The wreckage of Johnstown, Pennsylvania after the South Fork Dam burst and the waters of Lake Conemaugh flooded the town, June 1889. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub

Background imageDisaster Collection: Etna Erupts

Etna Erupts
The eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily in March and April of 1669. A number of villages are consumed by the lava flow which reaches all the way to the coastal city of Catania



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