title page:
Authentic Memorial Edition Official
Complete Story of the San Francisco Earthquake
The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
and Other Volcanic Outbursts and Earthquakes
Including all the Great Disasters of History
The Marvellous {sic} Phenomena of Nature and the Strange Inventions of Mankind
by Marshall Everett
the Great Descriptive Writer and Historian
Embracing a Full Account in Pictures and Story of the Awful Disaster that Befell the City of San Francisco
and all the other Towns and Cities Shocked by the fatal Earthquake, April 18, 1906
With a Full Account of the Generous Aid Supplied to the Sufferers by the People of the United States
Illustrated with A Vast Gallery of Startling Pictures
Including Views of the City Before and After the Earthquake
Copyright 1906 by Henry Neil, Chicago
The Bible House, 323 Dearborn Street - - - Chicago
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In addition to running on and on with their titles, these contemporaneous publications often include lurid photos. This is one of my favorites - the photos have obviously been doctored to make them look as dramatic as possible.