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The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster (1906)

Himmelwright, Abraham Lincoln Artman, 1865-, Roebling Construction Co · New York, N.Y., The Roebling construction company · leaf 167

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MP^RCHANTS EXCHANGE BUILDING. Typical view showing the condition of the wire lath and plaster ceilingsand partitions. The safe in the foreground fell over on its side without doing any damage to the Roebling concrete floor.The vault on the right, enclosed by a solid wire lath and plaster partition… … »t-^yfi.2:i-:W*5^**;- j--^^**^! MERCHANTS EXCHANGE BUILDING. Showing a Roebling vault, with double stetl doors, which preserved itscontents perfectly. The walls and top are of solid concrete: the studs of 2 x J/ flat steel are sjiaced 10 on centres. Roebling1 solid rod stiffened wire lath is…

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