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San Francisco, California, United States.

Smoldering after the 1906 earthquake.

Taken from the tower of the Union Ferry Building. Market Street between Sacramento and Third Streets.

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Picture of the day This image was selected as a picture of the day for March 12, 2007. It was captioned as followed:
English: Smoldering after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. Taken from the tower of the Union Ferry Building.

Česky: San Francisco po devastujícím zemětřesení v roce 1906
Deutsch: Zerstörung durch das Erdbeben im Jahre 1906 in San Francisco. Das Foto wurde vom Union Ferry Building aufgenommen.
English: Smoldering after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. Taken from the tower of the Union Ferry Building.
Esperanto: Detruita kvartalo post tertremo en 1906 en San Francisko, fotografita el turo de "Union Ferry"
Eesti: San Francisco pärast 1906. aasta maavärinat.
Suomi: San Francisco vuoden 1906 maanjäristyksen jälkeen
Français : Quartiers dévastés après le tremblement de terre de 1906 à San Francisco. Vue prise depuis la tour de l’immeuble de l’Union Ferry.
Magyar: San Francisco romjai az 1906-os nagy földrengés után
Italiano: Quartiere devastato dopo il terremoto del 1906 a San Francisco. La foto è stata scattata dalla torre dell "Union Ferry".
日本語: 1906年、アメリカ合衆国カルフォルニア州サンフランシスコ周辺を襲った サンフランシスコ地震。Union Ferryビルから撮影。
Nederlands: Nasmeulende overblijfselen van San Francisco na de aardbeving van 1906. Genomen vanaf de toren van het Union Ferry-gebouw.
Polski: Zniszczenia wywołane trzęsieniem ziemi w San Francisco w 1906 roku. Widok z wieży Union Ferry Building.
Slovenčina: Tlenie po zemetrasení v San Franciscu v roku 1906. Z veže Union Ferry Building.
Svenska: Förstörelse efter jordbävningen i San Francisco 1906.
Türkçe: 1906 Depreminden sonra San Francisco.
Українська: Руйнування після землетрусу 1906 року у Сан-Франциско. Знімок зроблено з башти Union Ferry Building
‪中文(简体)‬: 1906年旧金山大地震后的废墟,自联合轮渡公司大楼上拍摄
‪中文(繁體)‬: 1906年舊金山大地震後的廢墟,自聯合渡輪公司大樓上拍攝

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