Through The Fire

From The Ashes a look at how disaster shaped a nation By: Raya Leary

What am I looking at? Examining the Great Fires in Seattle, San Francisco, and the “Great Fire of 1910” I want to determine the impacts, both short and long term, on the culture and development of the western United States. A display of photos from The Great Seattle Fire. Displayed on a wall in Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour: Pioneer Square, Seattle, Wa.

Why is it important? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Skeleton of San Francisco, post-fire. Source: snapshotsofthepast.com

What’s really being said? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],RIGHT: Idaho Mountains after the fire of 1910. Source: milwest.org LEFT: A stack of plates melted together by The Great Seattle Fire. On display at The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) Seattle, Wa. Source: wikipeda.org

The History: Seattle’s Business District Dies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The aftermath. source: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections content.lib.washington.edu/

The Aftermath: Seattle’s Business District Dies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Trying to attack the fire as it began. Source: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections content.lib.washington.edu/

The History: San Francisco Shakes & Burns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The city on fire. Source: C alifornia State Library. Sacramento, California http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=24208

The Aftermath : San Francisco Shakes & Burns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sacramento Street burning. Source: wikipedia.org

An “earthquake intensity” map of the area. Source: San Francisco Museum Online Archives http://www.sfmuseum.org/1906/06.html

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The Aftermath: Wildfire, 1910 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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