In 1900 , the Johnson family was living comfortably on Bush Street in San Francisco , California . Emilie 's husband owned a famous Turkish bathing house . The family lived in a fine house and had live-in servants . In 1906 , the catastrophic San Francisco earthquake changed everything . The quake caused numerous fires throughout the city . One fire destroyed Johnson 's bathhouse . The Johnsons survived the quake and resettled in nearby Alameda , California
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