Finding aid guide to George Abel Baldwin Photographs (1906-1907) SFP 76
Finding aid created by Christina Moretta
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
2022
Title: George Abel Baldwin Photographs
Date (inclusive): 1906-1907
Identifier/Call Number: SFP 76
Physical Description:
1 box (20 photographic prints); prints 12.7cm x 17.5cm
(1 box)
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: The collection includes 17 black and white photographs documenting Camp 22 in Alamo Square after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
The photographs have hand-written captions including identification of families, dates and "G A Baldwin Commander" on the
lower right side. The photographs document the camp families and structures in Alamo Square May 1, 1906 – March 1, 1907. The
structures documented include the supply commissary, nurse's office and camp headquarters. Three photographs are of City Hall
on May 1, 1906; Market Street at Stockton and Ellis on June 10, 1907; and Mission Park, Refugee Camp 29, 18th and Dolores
Streets on December 1, 1907.
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English
.
The collection is available for use during Photo Desk hours.
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.
George Abel Baldwin Photographs(SFP 76), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Gift 1998-51
George Abel Baldwin was born on the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands in 1880. The Baldwin family came to California and lived in
Stockton in 1900. Baldwin was the unofficial "Commander" of Alamo Square Camp 22. Two years after the earthquake, Baldwin
married Mabel Estella Minahen and lived in the Richmond District until his death in 1961. After his commander role, Baldwin
worked as a cable car grip man and motorman. Years later, he served as a manager of the Bank of America located at Market
and Powell.
The collection includes 17 black and white photographs documenting Camp 22 in Alamo Square after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
The photographs have hand-written captions including identification of families, dates and "G A Baldwin Commander" on the
lower right side. The photographs document the camp families and structures in Alamo Square May 1, 1906 – March 1, 1907. Among
the families shown are those of Eugene Mulligan, William Berg, Ford, Bauer, Williams, and Costello. The structures documented
include the supply commissary, nurse's office and camp headquarters. In July 1906, W. H. Covert was appointed Camp Commander
and Eugene Mulligan was the foreman. Alamo Square Camp 22 had over 800 refugees camped – with the majority being families
of mechanics. Three photographs are of City Hall on May 1, 1906; Market Street at Stockton and Ellis on June 10, 1907; and
Mission Park, Refugee Camp 29, 18th and Dolores Streets on December 1, 1907.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
1906 Earthquake refugee shacks.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906.
Photographic prints -- 1900-1910.
Earthquake relief -- California -- San Francisco.
Emergency housing -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs.