Detailed letter (24 p.) from Bertha to Elsa Billerbeck of Milwaukee, Wis. describes the earthquake and fire of 1906 in her Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. Includes the immediate aftermath, behavior of the residents, flight of the refugees, spread of the fire, crowded ferries, lack of communication in the ruined city, and other effects.
Title
Earthquake letter from Bertha, Berkeley, Calif., to Elsa Billerbeck in Milwaukee, Wis. [text]
Published
1906 May 13
Full Collection Name
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Collection
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 98/67 c [text]
Type
Text
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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