LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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[The Ruins framed in Marble Frontispiece]
[The Morning of the Disaster]4
Striving to reach the ferry
In Union Square, soon to be swept by flames
[The Hall of Justice]9
[Refugees in Jefferson Square]14
Watching the fire
The fire draws near
[Supplying Food under Difficulties]20
The first bakery rebuilt
A cheerful kitchen
[Camp No. 10, Potrero District]28
Tent camp, opened May 9, 1906
Cottages
[Relieving the Hungry]36
All classes joined the bread line
Soldiers gave aid and protection
[Fires in Houses were Prohibited]40
Preparing meals in the street
A row of street kitchens
[Distribution of Relief Supplies]46
The bread line, Mission District
Relief station, Mission District
[Hot Meal Kitchens]50
An open air dining room
In Golden Gate Park
[Warehouse for Second Hand Clothing]57
[Camps in Golden Gate Park]70
An administration headquarters
Camp No. 6, The Speedway, showing barracks
[Early Shelters in Jefferson Square]74
Shelters of sheets and quilts
Tents and shacks
[Camp No. 9, Lobos Square]78
Tent camp, opened May 9, 1906
Cottages
[Camp No. 20, Hamilton Square]81
[Camp No. 28, South Park]85
[Tanks for Sterilizing Water, Lobos Square Camp]94
[Two Cottage Camps]110
Camp No. 25, Richmond District, opened November 20, 1906
Camp No. 29, Mission Park, opened November 19, 1906
[Headquarters, Department of Relief and Rehabilitation]119
[Early Business Ventures]128
Barber shop, and shack constructed of boxes
A drinking place
[Camp Cottages used for Business]178
A plumber’s new start
Laundry and residence
[Business Rehabilitation]188
Cigar store of an Italian cripple
Store owned by a German-Swiss couple
[Business Rehabilitation]198
Owner aided by a Rehabilitation Grant and money privately loaned
Hat maker aided by a Rehabilitation Grant
[View from Nob Hill looking toward Harbor and Ferry Building.]Taken one year after the fire, April 18, 1907207
[Cottage Homes a year after removal]215
In the land of flowers
A simple but cozy home
[Homes from Camp Cottages]218
Substantial and weatherproof
Commodious and attractive
[Camp No. 13, Franklin Square]221
[Camp Cottages after Removal]226
A janitor’s comfortable home
Improved at small expense
[Camp Cottages at Hill Crest]230
Where the trade winds blow
In full view of the Pacific
[Beginnings of a Cottage Settlement]234
First cottages in Villa Maria
The proprietor and his family
[Camp Cottages on a Suburban Tract]237
[Bonus Houses]240
Home built by a letter carrier
Home of an elderly U. S. Government employe. Bonus, $250
[Bonus Houses]245
Built by Italians. Bonuses $500 each
Home of two Italian families
A widow’s venture. Bonus $500
[Bonus Houses]250
Two ambitious dwellings built with aid of bonuses
Built with bonus of $500 and money privately loaned
[Headquarters Department of Lands and Buildings]257
[Grant and Loan Houses]262
Built by the owner with insurance money and a grant of $250
Built by a teamster with grant of $250 and money privately loaned
[Grant and Loan Houses]268
Built by the Housing Committee
Built by the owner, who had some resources
[Methods of Housing Rehabilitation]275
[Telegraph Hill and Washington Square]286
Completely devastated. First tents in Washington Square
Partly rebuilt. Cottages in Washington Square
[Telegraph Hill Largely Rebuilt]291
[Washington Square Camp]294
[Removal from the Camp]300
1. The start
2. Well under way
3. Joining two cottages
4. The completed dwelling
[Home for the Aged and Infirm (The “Relief Home”)]307
[Ingleside Model Camp]323
[Ingleside Model Camp]330
The reading room
The sewing room
[Ingleside Model Camp]340
The kitchen
The dining room
[“Portals of the Past”]361