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S. A. Minnich Photograph Album
SFP 27
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Description
The leather bound album contains 148 gelatin silver prints documenting the aftermath and reconstruction from the San Francisco
1906 Earthquake and Fire. The photographs are not arranged chronologically but date between May 1906 and May 1907.
Background
S. A. Minnich lived in San Francisco between 1906 and 1907. Based on the handwritten captions in the album he was a young,
Danish man. Minnich captioned two photographs as "boarding house" with 1459 Franklin Street on August 5, 1906 and 1622 Bush
Street on August 12, 1906.
Extent
1 photograph album (148 gelatin silver photographic prints); album 18cm x 30 cm, prints 11.5cm x 9.5cm
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Availability
The collection is available for use during Photo Desk hours.