GROUND EFFECTS AND BUILDING DAMAGE On the east side of Howard Street near 17th Street in San Francisco all houses shifted toward the left. The three-story house dropped from its south foundation wall and leaned against the neighboring house. This area, called the Mission District, was a "fill" area along the former course of Mission Creek. It was an area of high-intensity shaking exceeded only by areas in close proximity to the fault. For blocks the land surface and paved streets were thrown into wave forms trending east and west. U.S. Geological Survey (Possible photograph by G.K. Gilbert)

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - St Bernard Parish, La. , March 27, 2009 -- Extreme flooding and wind damaged the St. Bernard Parish Government Complex, causing damage to the shutters, roof and roof access panel. A 12-foot high storm surge swept debris into the meeting room, contaminated masonry walls and damaged wood floors, metal doors, windows and blinds. This two story government complex consists of a two-story main building and a single story meeting hall. The complex houses administrative support services essential to the operations of the parish. Photos by FEMA/Manuel Broussard.

Belle Harbor, N.Y., May 21, 2013 --The New York City Parks Department, with partial funding from FEMA's Public Assistance program, is constructing a baffle wall in the Rockaways, from Beach 126th Street to Beach 149th Street, to replace the older wall damaged during Hurricane Sandy. Workers place a section of concrete into the steel "H" pilings that were driven to a depth of 25 feet. The baffle wall will end up being four feet above street level. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Henryville, Ind. , March 6, 2012 -- Whenever possible, members of the team doing preliminary damage assessments in Henryville talk with residents and homeowners. The team in the hard-hit community, one of several hit by EF-3 and EF-4 tornadoes March 2, included Jeff Gabbard, left center, state fire marshal's building code inspector, Patrick Fisher, right center, FEMA, and Roger Crump, right, U. S. Small Business Administration construction analyst. Michael Raphael/FEMA photo

Panoramic View of Nearly Total Devastation of San Francisco Other Effects of the Disaster "This view of the San Francisco ruins shows many square blocks completely leveled. The photograph was taken on May 1, 1906, almost a month after the disaster. Much of the debris had already been hauled away leaving only empty ash-blackened blocks. Rebuilding of small buildings had begun

Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Douglasville, Ga. , October 21, 2009 -- At the Douglas County Dog River Reservoir, County Contractor Kevin Stelmack(L), FEMA Public Assistance Coordinator Pressly Beaver, FEMA Technical Assistance Coordinator Frank Lockridge, and County Water and Sewer Authority Project Engineer Kathy Macias confer during inspection of the dam which failed during September's severe storms and flooding. FEMA Public Assistance funds have been requested to pay a share of repair costs. George Armstrong/FEMA

GROUND EFFECTS AND BUILDING DAMAGE On the east side of Howard Street near 17th Street in San Francisco all houses shifted toward the left. The three-story house dropped from its south foundation wall and leaned against the neighboring house. This area, called the Mission District, was a "fill" area along the former course of Mission Creek. It was an area of high-intensity shaking exceeded only by areas in close proximity to the fault. For blocks the land surface and paved streets were thrown into wave forms trending east and west. U.S. Geological Survey (Possible photograph by G.K. Gilbert)

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: San Francisco

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: US Geological Survey

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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1906

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