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San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Destruction Described
An April 21 1906 letter from Arthur Wilde to Mrs Mary Meek recounts the San Francisco earthquake and ensuing fires. He details widespread ruin on Market Street and the waterfront, the collapse of buildings, martial law, fuel and water shortages, and his family’s escape to hills while volunteers fought fires with bucket brigades.
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San Francisco
Journal
Arthur Wilde
Mary Meek
Market Street
Valencia
Isth
First
Battery Streets
First Street
Market
Sansome
Sth
Mission
Hayes Valley
van Ness Avenue
Mechanics Pavilion
Amazon Theatre
St. Francis
Mobbs
Hope
Dolores Street
Twin Peaks
Dolores
Lem Arthur
Nobhill
North Beach
Lombard Street
VanNess Avenue
Water Front
Golden Gate Avenue
Haight Street
VanNess
Laguna Street
Valencia Street
Folsom
20Th Street
Chicago
Kate