The marble statue of Agassiz fell from the second floor of the zoology building during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . '' The New York Times '' Rebecca Stott wrote , " The great scientist , with his head buried in concrete , his upturned body sticking up into air , became an iconic image of the earthquake . " The statue was not damaged
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Statue of Louis Agassiz