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1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 12.] Refugee camp following 1906 earthquake and fire. Street kitchens and tents in a park. Policeman and dog at center.
Refugees
Contains 540 photos
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee camp following 1906 earthquake and fire. Relief line of refugees at tents, women using baby carriages to carry supplies. University of California Affiliated Colleges (now UCSF) at far left in distance. [Copyright 1906 Clinton Johnson #203]
Golden Gate Park
Embarcadero refugees
1906 Earthquake and Fire, People with trunks, mattresses, and wagons in street. Smoke from the fire in background. 1906 earthquake and fire refugees in street with personal possessions. [Copyright 1906 Clinton Johnson #3][Refugees camping in front of Ferry Building]
Financial District
Howard near 3rd
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Three 1906 earthquake and fire refugees sitting in ruins with gutted buildings in background. Howard Street Methodist Episcopal at left. [Copyright 1906 Clinton Johnson #39][ Originally from stereocard with this erroneous caption "Old First Baptist Church opposite the Mint"]
South of Market
Hall of Justice
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to ruins of old Hall of Justice from Portsmouth Square following 1906 earthquake and fire. Refugee camp in foreground. Published as stereoview with caption 'Hall of Justice and Police Tents'.[Copyright 1906 Clinton Johnson #156]
Chinatown
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, Family of refugees, woman and three children, in a streetside shack
Fort Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, food distribution line behind post Hospital. Refugees lined up, woman receiving canned food from US Army soldiers. Houses on upper Franklin Street in background are still present in 2022.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Ft. Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, food distribution line, refugees lined up, people receiving canned food from US Army. Houses along Franklin Street in background.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Marina District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Officers distributing flour 14592-2] People posed near Moscone Playground (then Lobos Square) receiving relief. Police officers dishing out flour.
Jefferson Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Jefferson Square, Turk between Gough and Laguna [8212 - fun making by the earthquake refugees - a temporary home.] Group of people in front of 'House of Mirth' tent.
Cathedral Hill
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Camping scene of family at 'Kamp Idle Hours,' with flags, umbrella and paper lanterns strung between tents. 46 star flag (adopted in July 1908) supports the idea that this photo was either a staged refugee camp or actually shows a family camping.
Old Mint
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Temporary barber stations on sidewalk in front of Old Mint after 1906 earthquake and fire. 5th Street and Mint Plaza. Shave 15 cents.
South of Market
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to refugees at base of the Dewey Monument as fire approaches. Lengfeld's Pharmacy. Whittell Building under construction. Marchands Building on corner of Geary and Stockton. Call Building dome, City of Paris, and Butler Building on far right under construction.
Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate Park
1906 earthquake and fire. Refugee tents and barracks in Big Rec ball field playground. Mount Sutro in background. Laundry or wash day.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugee camp on Big Rec field. Laundry drying on line.
Golden Gate Park