1906 San Francisco Earthquake Calamity Book Ad US Postal Card McKinley For Sale

This unique historical postcard serves as an advertisement for \"THE SAN FRANCISCO CALAMITY,\" a book by Charles Morris detailing the devastating 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. The front boldly declares \"SAN FRANCISCO\'S AWFUL EARTHQUAKE CALAMITY\" and provides a vivid, dramatic account of the disaster, including immense loss of life, property damage exceeding five hundred million dollars, widespread fires, and 300,000 people rendered homeless. It highlights the historical significance of the event, comparing it to Pompeii, and promotes the book as \"THE ONLY AUTHENTIC BOOK\" with illustrations by special photographers, published by the UNION BOOK AND BIBLE HOUSE in Philadelphia, PA.The reverse is a government-issued United States Postal Card, featuring the one-cent McKinley stamp, which places its production between 1902 and 1907. A clear Philadelphia, PA postmark dated April 26, 1906, confirms its usage shortly after the historic quake. The postcard bears a handwritten address to \"Wm Y. James\" in \"new field NJ.\" This piece offers a tangible link to a pivotal moment in American history, representing both a primary source of information dissemination from the era and a collectible example of early 20th-century advertising and postal history.