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He is best known for his historical-fiction novel 1906 based on events surrounding the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. [1] A film adaptation of 1906, based on both the novel and Dalessandro's screenplay, has been in development at Warner Bros. and Pixar Animation Studios, in association with Walt Disney Pictures. [2]
Lotta's fountain is a fountain at the intersection of Market Street, where Geary and Kearny Streets connect in downtown San Francisco, California.It was commissioned by actress Lotta Crabtree in 1875 as a gift to the city of San Francisco, and would serve as a significant meeting point in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
1906: Despite the devastating destruction of San Francisco by an earthquake on April 18, the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office survives; 1910: Repairs of earthquake damage to the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office are completed; 1933–1934: A four-story wing, designed by San Francisco architect George Kelham, is constructed on the east side of building
Dario De Toffoli, Il grande libro del Backgammon, Stampa Alternativa, 2008, ISBN 978-88-6222-035-4; Dario De Toffoli & Dario Zaccariotto, 1001 Giochi per tutti, Mondolibri, Milan, 2008, ISBN 978-88-200-4712-2; Dario De Toffoli, Dario Zaccariotto & Leo Colovini, Brainquiz, Sperling & Kupfer, Milan 2008, ISBN 978-88-200-4550-0
The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Archived February 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine – United States Geological Survey; The 1906 Earthquake and Fire – National Archives; Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897–1916 – American Memory at the Library of Congress
San Francisco is a 1936 American musical-drama disaster film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The film stars Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy. MacDonald's singing helped make this film a major hit, coming on the heels of her other 1936 blockbuster, Rose Marie.
Hansen retired from the San Francisco Main Library in 1992, but continued her work on identifying earthquake victims. [3] In 2005, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution, co-authored by Hansen, that set aside the official 1907 death count. [3] [5] In 1991, Hansen founded the Museum of the City of San Francisco ...