{"product_id":"postcard-california-san-francisco-earthquake-call-building-pre-1907-unposted","title":"San Francisco California Call Building Earthquake Fire 1906 Postcard Unposted","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"412\" data-start=\"191\"\u003eThis 1906 postcard documents the destruction of the Call Building in San Francisco during the April 18–20 earthquake and fire, capturing one of the most dramatic urban disaster scenes in early twentieth-century America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"845\" data-start=\"414\"\u003eSan Francisco’s rapid growth in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries produced a dense downtown core of steel-frame and masonry buildings, including the prominent Call Building, which stood as one of the city’s tallest structures. The earthquake and subsequent fires devastated much of this urban landscape, with photographic views of burning buildings becoming widely circulated as visual records of the catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1337\" data-start=\"847\"\u003eThe image shows the Call Building engulfed in heavy smoke, with flames rising through upper floors as the surrounding street appears largely emptied of activity. Adjacent structures frame the scene, emphasizing the scale of destruction within the city grid. A printed caption at the bottom identifies the building and references the dates of the disaster, while the sepia-toned photographic reproduction preserves stark contrast and atmospheric detail typical of early disaster postcards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1628\" data-start=\"1339\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined or refunded to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52979874463928,"sku":"20250510","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_d22297a9-06f5-4e90-8ba7-aa65ce35974b.jpg?v=1773029826","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/postcard-california-san-francisco-earthquake-call-building-pre-1907-unposted","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}