1906: The San Francisco Earthquake
March 16 – May 13, 2006

The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. At almost precisely 5:12 a.m. on this catastrophic day, a foreshock occurred with sufficient force to be felt widely throughout the San Francisco Bay area. The great earthquake broke loose some 20 to 25 seconds later, with an epicenter near San Francisco and was felt from southern Oregon to south of Los Angeles and inland as far as central Nevada.

From March 16th to May 13th, 2006, the Scott Nichols Gallery presents a series of vintage photographs exhibiting the disaster and aftermath of the worst earthquake to ever hit the United States. Through photographic documentation the gallery will explore and observe the centennial of this historical disaster.