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Title: W.E. Alexander account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire : Berkeley, Calif
Creator: Alexander, W. E
Contributor: Alexander, W. E
Date Created and/or Issued: 1901
[ca. 1906]
1911
Publication Information: CaliforniaHistoricalSociety, North Baker Research Library, 678 Mission Street,San Francisco, CA 94105-4014; http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/collections/northbaker_research.html
Contributing Institution: California Historical Society
Collection: 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Collection: Selections from the California Historical Society
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: A narrative, written shortly after the earthquake, describing its physical occurrence; the ensuing temporary relocation of Alexander and his family, along with other refugees, to Golden Gate Park.
Also includes narrative on crime, the imposition of martial law and the permanent relocation of Alexander and his family to Berkeley.
Type: text
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb1f59n7q6
MS 3456
chs00000028_42a.xml
Subject: Disaster victims--California--San Francisco
Earthquakes--California--San Francisco--Personal narratives
Fires--California--San Francisco--Personal narratives
Refugees--California--San Francisco
San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906--Personal narratives

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