U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
EULLETIN NO. 324 Fl 
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.1. EARTHQUAKE ENDURANCE OF A WELL-CONSTRUCTED BRICK BUILDING: APPRAISERS' 
WAREHOUSE, SAN FRANCISCO. 
The walls were built with full-header courses and show only a few slight cracks, although the building 
was located on alluvial soil. Photograph by Richard L. Humphrey. 
Jl. FAILURE OF ORNAMENTAL TERRA COTTA, CROCKER ESTATE BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO. 
This terra cotta failed, though solidly filled with brick mortar. The damage shown was probably due to fire, 
although damage of this kind was caused by both earthquake and fire. Photograph by John Stephen 
Sewell. 
