If you didn't catch 60 Minutes Sunday night, you should definitely check out this story on a mysterious film of San Francisco, taken from a cable car moving down Market Street, near the turn of the century. It's an intriguing film in itself, catching a (mostly) candid view of the city in a past era. But it grows even more meaningful when an archivist's careful research discovers it was taken on the eve of the disastrous 1906 earthquake.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
San Francisco, 1906
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There's some great historical sleuthing involved in pinning down the date. This would be a great clip to show in a historical methods class.
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