wnp71.0093

Front near California

March 3, 1907

View south to men clearing the street for 'House Cleaning Day'(sometimes called Cleaning-Up Day'), an organized effort to boost community spirit and show the world that progress was being made in reconstructing San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. (JF) Men with shovels working in front of Ehrman Bros. & Co. 134-138 Front. Most have visible watches on chains, seem not to be regular workingmen. See wnp4.1591 (same original image), wnp71.0095 [EF-111] [G810 EF-111] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)