San Francisco earthquake photograph collection. 1906.

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San Francisco earthquake photograph collection. 1906.

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Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following time period: 1906. Contains photographs of the following military organization: United States (U.S.) Army Signal Corps. General description of the collection: The San Francisco earthquake photograph collection contains photographs of the San Francisco earthquake of April 1906. All of the photographs in this record group are Signal Corps photos. Much of the collection shows the devastation caused by the earthquake and ensuing fire. There are views throughout the city showing prominent buildings of commerce and business, as well as, the residential areas. There are several photos showing the fire still in progress in some parts of the city. There are photos of the Army staff that was sent to assist the citizens and Red Cross relief efforts; among those prominent are Major General Adolphus W. Greely, commanding the Pacific Division and a then fairly unknown captain named William Mitchell. There are numerous photos of Signal Corps personnel at various activities and in the improvised telegraph office. There are also numerous photos of the buildings and facilities at the Presidio of San Francisco and the many refugee camps about the city. There are photos of supply warehouses and distribution points and facilities erected to facilitate the feeding of the many victims.

1 box (202 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7605549

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Mitchell, William, 1879-1936

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William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army general who is regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. Mitchell served in France during World War I and, by the conflict's end, commanded all American air combat units in that country. After the war, he was appointed deputy director of the Air Service and began advocating increased investment in air power, believing that this would prove vital in future wars. He argued particularly for the...

Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844-1935

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Adolphus Washington Greely (b. March 27, 1844, Newburyport, Massachusetts-d. October 20, 1935, Washington, D.C.) served throughout the American Civil War and remained in the army at the war's close. In 1881 he was appointed to lead the United States International Polar Year Expedition, 1881-1884 to Ellesmere Island. He retired from the Army in 1908 and died in Washington in 1935. ...