San Francisco Earthquake

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 Refugee camp near Protestant Orphan Asylum. Market and Buchanan Streets

  

 Refugee camp, Fort Mason

  

 Relief camp with refugee tents

  

 S.F. Red Cross and Relief, No. 3, Camp Ingleside, July 1907

  

 Street scene at foot of Market Street

  

 Street scene, Geary St. looking toward Market

  

 Telegraph Hill. From Ferry Building

  

 Temporary houses. Golden Gate Park

  

 Tilted wooden-frame houses, Howard St. between Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets

  

U.S. Army Field Hospital. Picturing nurse, officers, and horse-drawn ambulance

Joseph Pennell

 Chapman High School Canning Club with display of canned foods, 1917

  

 Chapman High School cooking class, 1917

  

 Chapman High School Home Economics class in session, 1913

  

 Edith Mackey and three friends in rowboat, 1907

  

 Group of women at Miss Boenan's party, 1909

  

 Leo Loeb and friends in auto, 1905

  

 Portrait of Clara Cox and Grace Jones, 1912

  

 Portrait of Harriet Axford, 1904

  

 Portrait of Jacob Posner and wife, 1909

  

 Portrait of Mrs. E. Bradbury, 1919

  

Royal Neighbor Team - group of women holding brooms, 1912

Bohemian Grove

The Bohemian Grove is a large campsite located in the northern California redwoods. It is the stomping ground of the Bohemian Club, which started in 1872 as a gathering of journalists, artists, and musicians, but was soon co-opted by businessmen and the powerful. 

Bohemian Grove: Where the rich and powerful go to misbehave

Dark Secrets: Inside Bohemian Grove (for conspiracy theory buffs)

 Bird's-eye view of members seated at tables in dining area, Bohemian Grove, 1904

  

 Four men [one is William Letts Oliver]. "A Scotch Story," Bohemian Grove

  

 Group of men with horses and wagons, Bohemian Grove

  

 Group portrait of men around piano, Bohemian Grove

  

 Group portrait of men by tent and sign, "Tin-types while you wait"

  

 Group portrait of men with paintings, 1904

  

 Man sitting in camp, with sign, "Holy smoke," Bohemian Grove

  

 Men gathered near campfire, Bohemian Grove

  

 Men in camp with poster "Moulin Rouge," and paper lanterns, Bohemian Grove

  

 Men playing game of chess, Bohemian Grove

  

 Men sitting on long wooden bench, Bohemian Grove

  

 Two men by stream, Bohemian Grove

  

Two men in Japanese robes, Bohemian Grove

Arnold Genthe - Chinatown

Here are a few of Mr. Genthe's iconic photos of turn-of-the-century Chinatown in San Francisco. 

 A native son, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 Apricot Spring Orchard drugstore, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 At the corner of Dupont and Jackson Streets, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 Children in traditional dress

  

 Chinese and American women walking down a street, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 In softly gaudy colors, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 Loafers, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 On Portsmouth Square, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 Passers-by, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 Reading the Tong proclamation, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 Reading wall notices, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 The fish dealer's daughter, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 The grocery store, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

 The street of painted balconies, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

  

The street of the slave girls, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896-1906

Dick Whittington

 Babe Stapp and Gregg's ship, Santa Monica Airport, 1933

  

 Bathing girl in cretonne suit, Los Angeles, 1925

  

 Bathing girl, Southern California, 1931

   

 Bathing suits, Southern California, 1931

  

 Bathing suits, Southern California, 1931

  

 Beauty parlor, Southern California, 1933

  

 Betty Garry at Magnolia Park, Burbank, California, 1928

  

 Bill Meikeljohn Show at Bard's Theater, Southern California, 1927

  

 Billie Barnes in Spanish costume, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA, 1928

  

 Boys driving to Mexico City, Southern California, 1930

  

 Breakfast club group, Southern California, 1930

  

Breakfast Club with Olympic champions, Southern California, 1929