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Hold an incredible, 120-year-old piece of history in your hands with this complete, genuine May 5, 1906 issue of Collier's The National Weekly. Published just over two weeks after the catastrophic April 18, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and subsequent firestorm, this rare 34-page magazine stands as one of the most vital, raw contemporary journalistic records of the disaster ever printed.
1. JACK LONDON'S FIRST-HAND REPORT: Inside features the legendary, harrowing feature article "The Story of an Eye-Witness" written by iconic American author Jack London, who rushed directly to the burning city from his nearby Sonoma ranch to document the tragedy. It includes the chilling print of Mayor E.E. Schmitz's emergency "Proclamation to Shoot Looters."
2. RAW PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY: The interior is heavily illustrated with devastating, full-page photographic plates capturing the immediate aftermath—including the skeleton ruins of City Hall, the collapse of Temple Emanuel, the military tent cities in the parks, and the historic bread lines.
Dimensions & Details:
• Publication: Collier's The National Weekly (Volume XXXVII, Number 6)
• Date: Saturday, May 5, 1906
• Feature Content: San Francisco Destruction & Jack London Account
Front Cover Art: Murad Turkish Cigarettes Town Skylines Ad
• Page Count: 34 Pages (Complete Intact Issue)
• Size: Approx. 15" H x 11" W
