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George Ballin Epstein papers, 1899-1910.
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George Ballin Epstein papers, 1899-1910Creator/Contributor:
Epstein, George Ballin, 1862-1952, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1992.004.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
Typed copy (four pages) of a letter Epstein wrote and sent to his father describing his experience in the 1906 San Francisco
earthquake and fire, letter written by Epstein's father-in-law, Leopold Veith, on the occasion of his 90th birthday (c. 1910),
postcard of a breadline in the wake of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, an 1882 series five dollar bill (1899, San Antonio),
and a photocopy of a photograph of Epstein.
Date:
1899 (issued)Subject:
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906Tremblement de terre de San Francisco, Calif., 1906
California
Epstein, George Ballin -- 1862-1952 -- Archives
Epstein family -- Correspondence
Epstein family
Note:
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1992.004.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Probable survivor of the San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906.
Preferred citation: George Ballin Epstein papers, BANC MSS 2010/532, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
Archives.Personal correspondence.
Physical Description:
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1 folder.
Language:
English
Identifier:
2009530543