Facing the great disaster: How the men and women of the U.S. Geological Survey responded to the 1906 "San Francisco Earthquake"

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/2006/31/

After the powerful earthquake of April 18, 1906, staff of the U.S. Geological Survey stationed in Sacramento and Berkeley brought help to the residents of devastated San Francisco, documented the effects of the quake, and investigated its causes.

by Colvard, Elizabeth M. and Rogers, James

U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 31

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