Terence and John Richard Maxwell, sons of Samual and Gretchin (von Krueger) Maxwell. The picture was taken in front of Mary (Maxwell) Lynberg’s home, on 24th Street (Twin Peaks Hillside) San Francisco, U.S.A.
John was born February 11, 1899 in San Francisco and died October 10, 1942 in an automobile crash in San Francisco.
Terence was born January 4, 1901 in San Francisco and died December 1990 in Carson City, Nevada.
Terence included the earthquake information when he sent this picture. “Due to the San Francisco big 1906 earthquake, where we lived 7th and Natoma Streets (down town) all the homes, apartments and buildings were collapsed and the fires quickly started. We got out with just the clothes on our backs. Mom and Dad figuring we would soon be able to come back and we dressed in our play clothes. I remember seeing mom taking the pictures that had not fallen off the walls, taking them off and putting the pictures on the floor. All the doors jammed so dad had to take an axe and chop them down so we could get out. The city put up tents in all the parks for people to stay in (which was cold and dreary), (April is a rainee month in S.F.) We had to go to a school or other building, and stand in line to get a little food, chunk of meat, a loaf of bread, a little sugar, flour, tea or coffee. At night we could sit at the window and look down town and watch the fire burning down the town, it was awesome. The area around the outer Mission and Hillsdes did catch on fire and not too much damage due to being small. In about three hours after the quake, all the area where we lived was just a heap of ashes.