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English: San Francisco Mission District burning in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.

Other languages:

Afrikaans: Brandende geboue in die Missiondistrik, 'n buurt van die Amerikaanse stad San Francisco, weens die 1906 aardbewing

Asturianu: Incendiu nel San Francisco Mission District, por aciu del terremotu de San Francisco de 1906.

Bosanski: Kvart San Franciska, Mission, gori u predvečerje zemljotresa 1906.

Čeština: Požáry po velkém zemětřesení v San Franciscu v roce 1906

Dansk: Mission District i San Francisco, Californien i brand efter jordskælvet i 1906.

Deutsch: Brände nach dem San-Francisco-Erdbeben von 1906

English: San Francisco Mission District burning in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.

Español: Destrucción provocada por el terremoto de San Francisco de 1906, Estados Unidos.

Euskara: 1906. urteko San Frantziskoko lurrikararen osteko suteak.

Français : Le quartier de Mission à San Francisco brûle après le Tremblement de terre du 18 avril 1906.

Íslenska: Eldur í Mission-hverfinu í San Fransisco eftir jarðskjálftann 1906.

Italiano: Incendio nel quartiere Mission di San Francisco causato dal terremoto del 1906.

Magyar: San Francisco, a lángokban álló Mission District az 1906-os földrengés következményeként

Nederlands: Brandende gebouwen in het Mission District, een buurt van de Amerikaanse stad San Francisco als gevolg van de aardbeving van 1906

Polski: Chmury pyłów po trzęsieniu ziemi w San Francisco w 1906 roku.

Português: Incêndio na cidade de San Francisco devido ao terremoto de 1906.

Svenska: Stadsdelen Mission District i San Francisco efter jordbävningen 1906.

Türkçe: 1906'da yaşanan San Francisco Depremi'nin ardından çıkan ve yaklaşık 3000 kişinin ölümüne neden olan büyük yangın

Беларуская: Пажары ў Сан-Францыска пасля землетрасення 1906 году.

मराठी: १९०६ साली सान फ्रांसिस्को येथे झालेल्या भूकंपापश्चात् जळत असलेला सान फ्रांसिस्कोचा 'मिशन जिल्हा'.

한국어: 1906년 미국 샌프란시스코에서 일어난 지진의 영향으로 샌프란시스코 미션 디스트릭트가 불타고 있다.

日本語： 1906年に起きたサンフランシスコ地震直後のミッション･ディストリクト

中文： 1906年旧金山地震后街景

中文（繁體）： 1906年舊金山大地震之後，舊金山教會區發生火災的景象

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DescriptionSfearthquake3b.jpg	English: San Francisco Mission District burning in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Français : Le quartier de Mission de San Francisco brûle après le Tremblement de terre du 18 avril 1906. Tiếng Việt: Một đám cháy do trận động đất năm 1906 tại San Francisco, California. 中文：1906年旧金山地震后街景。 မြန်မာဘာသာ: 1906 San Francisco (ဆန်ဖရန် စစ္စကို) ငလျင်
Date	Original: 04/1906. This version 26/12/2007
Source	US Archive ARCWEB ARC Identifier: 524395 NARA National Archives and Records Administration
Author	Original Photographer: Chadwick, H. D. (US Gov War Department. Office of the Chief Signal Officer.) Edits by: Durova
Permission (Reusing this file)	Public domain
Other versions	File:Sfearthquake3.jpg, File:Sfearthquake3a.jpg

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