A large circus tent, rented by the army, stands in the field in front of the U.S. Army General Hospital at the Presidio of San Francisco. The tent was used to house medical supplies after a fire damaged the hospital's supply room. The former Letterman Army General Hospital occupies the site. (from Museum of the City of San Francisco, Picture 47).

Refuges in one of the Army camps waiting for water. (from Museum of the City of San Francisco, Picture 46).

One of several large relief camps established by the U.S. Army at the Presidio of San Francisco. (from Museum of the City of San Francisco, Picture Presidio 2 ).