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![[Block of burned buildings in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake with fire truck spraying water on them]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvYmxvY2stb2YtYnVybmVkLWJ1aWxkaW5ncy1pbi1zYW4tZnJhbmNpc2NvLWFmdGVyLXRoZS0xOTA2LWVhcnRocXVha2Utd2l0aC1maXJlLTFmZWFkMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/257/jpg "[Block of burned buildings in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake with fire truck spraying water on them]")
![[Panoramic view of Aransas Pass, Texas]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvcGFub3JhbWljLXZpZXctb2YtYXJhbnNhcy1wYXNzLXRleGFzLWY3NDFjNi02NDAuanBn/40/8/webp "[Panoramic view of Aransas Pass, Texas]")
![[Two women amidst bricks and rubble after San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDQvdHdvLXdvbWVuLWFtaWRzdC1icmlja3MtYW5kLXJ1YmJsZS1hZnRlci1zYW4tZnJhbmNpc2NvLWVhcnRocXVha2UtYW5kLWZpcmUtZDk3ZWM3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Two women amidst bricks and rubble after San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906]")
![[New York City fire fighter pulling water hose from fire truck amid debris and burning buildings following September 11th terrorist attack on World Trade Center, New York City]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvbmV3LXlvcmstY2l0eS1maXJlLWZpZ2h0ZXItcHVsbGluZy13YXRlci1ob3NlLWZyb20tZmlyZS10cnVjay1hbWlkLWRlYnJpcy1hbmQtNjU3MGRhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[New York City fire fighter pulling water hose from fire truck amid debris and burning buildings following September 11th terrorist attack on World Trade Center, New York City]")
![[Palace Hotel on fire, San Francisco, California, during earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvcGFsYWNlLWhvdGVsLW9uLWZpcmUtc2FuLWZyYW5jaXNjby1jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWR1cmluZy1lYXJ0aHF1YWtlLWFuZC1maXJlLW9mLTQ1ZjczNS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Palace Hotel on fire, San Francisco, California, during earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906]")
![[Panoramic view of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and fire, showing ruins of buildings and smoke]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvcGFub3JhbWljLXZpZXctb2YtdGhlLWFmdGVybWF0aC1vZi10aGUtc2FuLWZyYW5jaXNjby1lYXJ0aHF1YWtlLWFuZC1maXJlLXNob3dpbmctNGY0Y2QwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Panoramic view of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and fire, showing ruins of buildings and smoke]")
