Among the ruins: Arnold Genthe's photographs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and firestorm

Abstract

When disaster struck San Francisco on April 18, 1906, photographer Arnold Genthe grabbed a pocket camera and ventured out to document the destruction. Now, over a century later, the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts presents the definitive collection of Genthe's historic photographs.

Contents

Foreword / Thomas P. Campbell -- Arnold Genthe and the Legion of Honor: acquiring and honoring a historical document / Karin Breuer -- Essays. Arnold Genthe and the California Camera Club / Carolin Görgen -- Retracing Genthe's journey step-by-step / James A. Ganz -- An African American presence revealed in Arnold Genthe's 1906 earthquake and fire photographs / Rodger C. Birt -- Freezing fire: Arnold Genthe and his camera / Victoria Binder -- "Get out with your 'Picture box'": photographers and the "San Francisco Horror" / Colleen Terry -- Bearing witness, then and now / Richard Misrach.