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Traffic in days past

A historic view of San Francisco’s traffic
September 15, 2020

"Upscaled with neural networks trip down Market Street, San Francisco, 1906. This film was shot on April 14, 1906, just four days before the San Francisco earthquake and fire which killed an estimated 3 000 people and destroyed over 80% of the city of San Francisco. It was produced by: Harry, Herbert, Earle and Joe. Harry J." Credit: Denis Shiryaev | YouTube

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