To The Busboy, To The King

Evening Star No.III (1917)

These color photos are from October 1906, approximately six months after the San Francisco earthquake.  They’re not recent colorizations, but actual color images produced by Frederick Ives at that time.  Ives had developed a complex color process that produced a layered image called a Krőmgram.

The top image is a desolate scene on Market Street near the Flood Building; the second image is a rooftop view from Van Ness Avenue toward City Hall (on right); the third image is a street-level scene near City Hall.  All images come from the two links below, where more information is also available.

1906 SF quake captured in color by Frederick Ives

The 1906 San Francisco quake, in color