Earthquake and fire, San Francisco, Calif.: Refugees in Jefferson Park, April 18, 1906 – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Earthquake and fire, San Francisco, Calif.: Refugees in Jefferson Park, April 18, 1906 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Earthquake and fire, San Francisco, Calif.: Refugees in Jefferson Park, April 18, 1906
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Taken on April 18, 1906, the day the earthquake struck San Francisco, this print shows people displaced from their homes and gathered at Jefferson Park. The shaking was followed by fires that burned for several days and destroyed much of the city, leaving many residents to camp in open spaces like parks, often with whatever belongings they could carry. Images of such refugee camps remain valuable records of how the disaster affected ordinary households.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ca.--SF--Earthquake; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,036 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131796 |
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