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Earthquake / California Scenes

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Description
Bound in textured black material. The title, "Earthquake / California Scenes," is embossed in the center of the cover in gold lettering. Photos on pages 1-53 are of the damage wrought by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, taken by Jack London. Photos on following pages are of Sonoma County and surrounding areas including Yosemite and the San Francisco bay.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1905-1906
Call number
JLP 479
Creator
London, Jack (1876-1916)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The nucleus of the collection was purchased by Henry Huntington from Charmian London in 1925. Additional groups of material were acquired by both gift and purchase from Mrs. London and later from literary executors Irving Shepard and I. Milo Shepard over many years. Further material has been acquired from other sources; the provenance of these items is noted on the individual folders.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
NOT AVAILABLE: Albums 1-92 and Large albums 1-30: Do not circulate. Use digital reproductions in the Huntington Digital Library.
RESTRICTED: Boxes 283, 284, 287, 433, 591, 592, 594, 624 and Volumes 1-30: Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
RESTRICTED: Boxes 595, 596, 623: housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.
Associated people
London, Charmian.
Shepard, Eliza London.
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