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- GLC#
- GLC04967.01-View header record
- Type
- Broadsides, posters & signs
- Date
- 18 April 1906
- Author/Creator
- Schmitz, Eugene E., fl. 1857-1906
- Title
- Proclamation by the Mayor
- Place Written
- San Francisco, California
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 15 cm
- Primary time period
- Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
- Sub-Era
- The Politics of Reform
Broadside declaring martial law by the Mayor, in the aftermath of the San Fransico earthquake. Authorizes security forces to kill looters, requests citizens to remain at home from dark until dawn, and has directed that electricity and gas remain off. Warns citizens of the dangers of broken chimneys and leaking pipes and fixtures. Housed with 4967.03 inside 4967.02, a book.
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