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2004.001.1132Description
Image of Oakland after the 1906 earthquake. 1906 earthquake damage in Oakland. Chinese tent camp by the water.
With virtually all of Chinatown destroyed, most of its inhabitants fled to Oakland, other cities in the East Bay, or huddled in the refugee camp at the west end of the Presidio. There were 500 refugees in that encampment as of April 26. Initial attempts by the committee to concentrate Chinese refugees at the Presidio Golf Links met with immediate resistance, and the army summarily moved them to Fort Point on April 27. "Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection