Here are the very first of Robert Spickard's photos and stereoviews of the reenactment of the Hyde Street 1906: Escaping the Flames.
April 2006 marked the Centennial of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. Many events were held in the greater Bay Area to commemorate this tragic occurrence. In 1906 thousands of people were trapped by the Great Fire in the north end of San Francisco, unable to get to the ferry toward the east. They were evacuated by small boats off the beach at the end of Hyde Street. It was the biggest evacuation of this type until Dunkirk in World War II. There are estimates of 20-30,000 people picked up by anything that could float.
Bob was at the Hyde Street Pier reenactment, photographing this event in both stereo (stereoviews were very popular in 1906) and regular photos. The stereoviews are slightly taller then the traditional view at 4 X 7 inches. The photos are 5 X 7 inches.
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