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Progressive Era: 1890–1920s: Effects of 1906 Earthquake

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Untitled. 1906. Unknown photographer. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Oakland Museum of California.

This photograph shows Chinatown in San Francisco, California reduced to rubble after the 1906 earthquake. Among the rubble is an advertisement for the Sing Fat & Co temporary offices located in Oakland, California. 15,000 Chinese were forced from their homes and businesses after the 1906 earthquake; many of these displaced Chinese relocated to Oakland’s Chinatown.

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