The city of San Francisco was destroyed in the spring of 1906 after a violent earthquake shook the c ...
Shake it Off: How San Francisco Rebuilt Itself-Fast
November, 2015
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1906 Quake Shacks that Won’t Quit
In 1906, the earth jolted beneath the feet of the 400,000 people of San Francisco, California. An en ...
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Bucking the Trend: Mount St. Helens Grows a Glacier
The eruption of Mount St. Helens forever holds a place in the memories of many people across the nat ...
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Occupy Alcatraz: When the Red Power Movement Landed on Alcatraz
When many people think of Alcatraz, visions of a high security prison come to mind. For most of us, ...
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California’s Migrant Mother: An Unwilling Icon
It was March of 1936, in the farms of southwest California. The woman pictured above had just sold h ...
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Racetrack Playa: Turtles Race Faster Than These Famed Stones!
From a far glance, the flat, dry surface of Racetrack Playa, in Death Valley, California, invites yo ...
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From Portraits to Selfies: The Impact of Pictures Through Time
Capturing and viewing still images has changed the way humans look at and understand the world aroun ...
