Elsie Martinez describes her husband Xavier Martinez's experience of the San Francisco earthquake, including his description of the destruction of the Italian section and Chinatown, and the fires throughout the city.Elsie Martinez also describes Willis Polk's experience with the earthquake.
Title
San Francisco Bay Area writers and artists: oral history transcript
Published
1962-1963
Full Collection Name
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Collection
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 70/20 c
Type
Text
Extent
1 v. ([22], 268 leaves ; c28 cm.)
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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