disasters

Wreck of a lumber schooner. Remains of old wreck in foreground, San Fr...

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

California St., looking toward the Ferry Depot, Banking District.

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California St., looking toward the Ferry Depot, Banking District.

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Refugee camp made of scrap iron.

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View from Moulder School distributing station, showing tons of flour o...

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Looking south, corner Sutter and Stockton.

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[A train wreck on the Tariffville Bridge of the Connecticut Western Ra...

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Railroad wreck on Tariffville bridge, January 15, 1878.

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[View of a train wreck.] Connecticut. NYP Sterescope Card Collection.

Connecticut stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ... More

Train wreck, Bangor, Maine, 1871. Maine, Stereoscope Card, NYPL.

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Devonshire Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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New Post Office building. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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New P.O. building. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Washington Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Sturgis St. cor. Pearl St. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Panorama from new P.O. building. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope ...

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Panorama from new P.O. building. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope ...

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Washington Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Washington Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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The Pictured Rocks, wreck cliff and cascade.

Michigan stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Owl's Head Slide, July 10th, 1885, Jefferson, N.H.

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

The Great Johnstown Flood. Johnstown flood, general wreck. Stereoscope...

Pennsylvania stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who... More

Wash House. 19th centuty Wicsonsin stereoscope card.

Wisconsin stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who as... More

Hospital, St. Louis Tornado. 19th century stereoscope card. Missouri.

Missouri stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Earthquake and Fire wreck at the magnificent Huntington and Flood Pala...

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Schooner wrecked in Narrows. Maine, Stereoscope Card, NYPL.

Maine stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assemb... More

Milk Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More

New P.O. building. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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New Post Office building. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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View of a damaged mill. Massachusetts stereoscope card collection, NYP...

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Near top of Slide, Looking up, Jefferson, N.H.

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The wreck of the Titanic : piano solo

Total Wreck Mine [tailings]. Sterecope Card. NYPL Collection.

Arizona Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

John Ogilby - Remarkable wreck of the ship Batavia., Montanus Arnoldus...

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Effects of the Earthquake, Oct. 21, 1868, Railroad House, Clay St.

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Looking east from corner Ellis and Jones ; Tall building, The San Fran...

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Looking northeast from Sutter and Jones.

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City Hall from McAllister St., looking northeast. Souvenir hunters in ...

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Refugees' camp, former dwelling in ruins in background. This is earthq...

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Looking east from corner Ellis and Jones ; Tall building, The San Fran...

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The wreck of San Francisco Jewish Synagogue in foreground from Sutter ...

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Wrecked Masonic Temple and Jewish Synagogue on Geary St., San Francisc...

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Devonshire Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Devonshire Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More

Milk Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More

Devonshire Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Devonshire Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Panorama from new P.O. building. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope ...

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Summer Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Panorama from C.F. Hovey's and Co's, Summer St.

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Washington Street. [intact commercial building in foreground.]

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[View of a wrecked whaler.] Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Stereoscope Card.

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From Lafayette block, looking west. Haverhill, Massachusetts. Stereosc...

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People surveying smoking ruins. Haverhill, Massachusetts. Stereoscope ...

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[View of the W.F. Marshall wreck.]

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View of a damaged mill. Massachusetts stereoscope card collection, NYP...

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

The Pictured Rocks, "Wreck Cliff" and cascade.

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Owl's Head Slide, Jefferson, N.H. New Hampshire in 19th century. Stere...

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

From Owl's Head, Cherry Mt. Slide, Jefferson, N.H.

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

From Owl's Head, Cherry Mt. Slide, Jefferson, N.H.

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

From Owl's Head, Cherry Mt. Slide, Jefferson, N.H.

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Wreck of steamer Chautauqua, after the explosion of her boiler at Whit...

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[A train wreck.] 19th century stereoscope card of Vermont.

Vermont stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

View of the 'Pensaukee disaster' (1877), showing damage to the the mil...

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Damage to the Arch bridge caused during the flood at Worcester, March ...

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Devonshire Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Devonshire Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More

Panorama from new P.O. building.

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Hospital, St. Louis Tornado. 19th century stereoscope card. Missouri.

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Desgracias acaecidas en el tendido de la plaza de Madrid, y muerte del...

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Looking down California St. Ferry building in distance, San Francisco ...

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Looking northeast from corner Sutter and Jones Sts.

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Looking northeast from corner Sutter and Jones Sts.

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City Hall, Photographer in foreground. Tall brick chimneys left standi...

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Looking south, corner Sutter and Stockton.

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City Hall from McAllister St., looking northeast. Souvenir hunters in ...

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View from Moulder School distributing station, showing tons of flour o...

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Looking up Grant Ave. from Market St.

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Wreck and ruin of Chinatown district in San Francisco, destroyed by fi...

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The ruins of streets and homes, of wrecked district at Van Ness and Va...

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Dynamiting the earthquake and fire-wrecked buildings on Market St., Sa...

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Milk Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More

Devonshire Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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National Revere Bank safe, Franklin St.

Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More

Devonshire Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Franklin Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Franklin Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Summer St. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Trinity Church. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Panorama from C.F. Hovey's and Co's, Summer St.

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Unidentified view of ruins from the Summer Street fire, Boston, Nov. 9...

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Panorama from new Post Office building.

Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More

Summer Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More

Washington Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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Washington Street. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

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From Currier block, near depot, looking east.

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Effect of the explosion of a car of dualin on B & A RR at Worcester, J...

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From Owl's Head, Cherry Mt. Slide, Jefferson, N.H.

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Devasted in moment, New Richmond, Wis., June 12, 1899.

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Wrecked Masonic Temple and Jewish Synagogue on Geary St., San Francisc...

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