San Francisco Earthquake - Historical Footage, Army Aids City

As devastation envelops San Francisco, soldiers came to the aid of the city's people.

This clip, from the Edison Company's documentary on the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, shows members of the U.S. Army, their horses and mules as they deliver supplies to the striken city.

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Film - San Francisco Earthquake and Fire April 18, 1906 - produced by Thomas A. Edison Company (1906). Clip online, courtesy Library of Congress (Prelinger Archive).

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