San Francisco earthquake, 1906: Barber in Jefferson Park – Historic Reproduction
(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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This rare historic photograph captures San Francisco earthquake, 1906: Barber in Jefferson Park in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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San Francisco earthquake, 1906: Barber in Jefferson Park
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A barber works in Jefferson Park, with a billboard nearby, showing how ordinary trades carried on among refugees after the April 1906 earthquake and fire. Much of San Francisco was left homeless, and tent camps and makeshift shelters filled parks and open lots while the Army helped run relief. Barbers and other tradespeople set up small businesses amid the tents, and the scene reflects the effort to restore daily life in the ruins. The card was issued as a stereograph copyrighted by Tom M. Phillips, meant to be viewed through a stereoscope for a sense of depth.
| Created / published | c1906. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by Tom M. Phillips. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Army, US; Barbers...; Photog. I.; Ca.--S- F- Earth.; Billboards; Refugees; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 775 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-132948 |
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