Rediscovered film takes a trip through San Francisco in ruins
Our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a century-old film of San Francisco's devastating 1906 earthquake aftermath turned up at a California flea market.
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now to our "NewsHour" Shares, something interesting that caught our eye. In 1906, a massive earthquake and out-of-control fire devastated San Francisco. In 2017, an century-old film turned up at a California flea market. After seeing the discovery on Facebook, photo historian Jason Wright bought the film on a hunch that it might be long-lost footage of a crippled San Francisco shot two weeks after the quake. We recently spoke to Wright from his home in Highburton, England, about the secrets revealed in the now-restored film. JASON WRIGHT, Photo Historian: In April, 1906, a major earthquake struck San Francisco. The quake was very large in itself, but most of the damage was actually caused by fire which ripped through the city. Whole swathes of San Francisco were complet...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now to our "NewsHour" Shares, something interesting that caught our eye. In 1906, a massive earthquake and out-of-control fire devastated San Francisco. In 2017, an century-old film turned up at a California flea market. After seeing the discovery on Facebook, photo historian Jason Wright bought the film on a hunch that it might be long-lost footage of a crippled San Francisco shot two weeks after the quake. We recently spoke to Wright from his home in Highburton, England, about the secrets revealed in the now-restored film. JASON WRIGHT, Photo Historian: In April, 1906, a major earthquake struck San Francisco. The quake was very large in itself, but most of the damage was actually caused by fire which ripped through the city. Whole swathes of San Francisco were complet...
