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Midwinter Memorial Museum

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Midwinter Memorial Museum, May 1906

This wonderful shot from the Schmid-Allmond album shows troops and earthquake relief tents in Golden Gate Park in May 1906. The museum looks good in the background, but did not escape the earthquake's power, as the next photo will show...

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Image: 1) Courtesy of the Schmind-Allmond Album.


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