wnp135.00091

Union Square

January 1, 1906

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee tents in Union Square near Dewey Moneument after fire and earthquake with St. Francis Hotel in ruins in background. [221. Union Square and St. Francis.]

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Date Added: June 5, 2023
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
Publisher: Richard Behrendt
Format: Postcard, Photographic

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