Presentation album showcasing the fireproofing protection provided by the San Francisco-based Falls Manufacturing Company, in the years following the disastrous 1906 earthquake. Including exterior views of buildings in which Falls...
Presentation album showcasing the fireproofing protection provided by the San Francisco-based Falls Manufacturing Company, in the years following the disastrous 1906 earthquake. Including exterior views of buildings in which Falls fire-doors and other equipment were installed, such as the Valencia Theatre and the Postal Telegraph Building; interior shots highlighting fire-safe construction methods, and heavy-duty doors (in some cases depicted after the building had endured a fire). Also shown are photographs of other Falls steel products, such as industrial shelving units and steel frames. Typed captions identifying building descriptions, their designers, and the types of work done by the Falls Company are present on page versos.
Linen-backed silver prints (39), each measuring 6x8 inches, many with typed and or manuscript captions on verso. Binding tight, multiple losses to edges and corners of the cover.