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View of a refugee camp in San Francisco after the earthquake, 1906
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View of a refugee camp in San Francisco after the earthquake, 1906
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Description
Photograph of a view of a refugee camp in San Francisco after the earthquake, 1906. Impromptu structures created out of towels and sheets can be seen at center. These shelters are surrounded by the remains of several large buildings. A horse-drawn wagon can be seen navigating a street at right along with several pedestrians. A tall rectangular building can be seen in the distance at right.
Asset Metadata
Title
View of a refugee camp in San Francisco after the earthquake, 1906
Subject
buildings
(adlf),
Earthquakes
(lcsh),
Views
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
San Francisco
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1906
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection)
Date Created
1906
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m24620
Identifier
39968 (
accession number
), CHS-39968 (
call number
), CHS-39968 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-23890 (
legacy record id
), chs-m24620 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
), EQUA-142 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
23890
Unique identifier
UC126105
Legacy Identifier
CHS-39968.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
26.9 in × 19.8 in at 300dpi
68.4 cm × 50.4 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Description
The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.
We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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