Earthquake letter from Bertha, Berkeley, Calif., to Elsa Billerbeck in Milwaukee, Wis. [image]

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Title:

Earthquake letter from Bertha, Berkeley, Calif., to Elsa Billerbeck in Milwaukee, Wis. [image]

Date:

1906 May 13

Subject:

Earthquakes--California--San Francisco--Personal narratives

Fires--California--San Francisco--Personal narratives

San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906--Personal narratives

Note:

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.

Type:

Letters

Local Call Number:

BANC MSS 98/67 c [image]

Related Item:

Metacollection: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Collection : eqf

Collection:

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Collection

Contributing Institution:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library