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Title
Ruins of City Hall, Compton Calif
Date Created and/or Issued
2019-07-11T17:07:48Z
Contributing Institution
Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
Collection
Changing Face of Southern California
Rights Information
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. Please refer to: https://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/collections/changing-face-of-southern-california
Description
Exterior view of Compton City Hall after the 1933 earthquake; large portions of wall have fallen away, a portion of the roof has collapsed, and piles of rubble surround the building. A man in uniform stands in front of the building, looking away.
Type
image
Identifier
03444b6d-6ed8-499d-adb8-ee1aa248189b
https://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/documents/detail/24992
https://images.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/thumbnails/preview/03444b6d-6ed8-499d-adb8-ee1aa248189b
Language
English
Subject
Earthquakes--California--Compton
Earthquake damage--California--Compton
City halls--California--Compton
Place
Compton (Calif.)
Source
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Relation
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

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