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Title
Main St. earthquake, Compton, Cal., Mar. 10, 1933
Date Created and/or Issued
2019-07-11T17:08:10Z
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
Photograph of Main St., Compton, showing buildings destroyed by the earthquake, including the Fargo Coffee & Tea Co., and cars crushed by the falling debris. In the distance, a crane lifts a pile of rubble, with a few onlookers.
Type
image
Identifier
dd6bf3b5-3c87-41f7-9925-7b7a2ca12864
https://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/documents/detail/24996
https://images.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/thumbnails/preview/dd6bf3b5-3c87-41f7-9925-7b7a2ca12864
Language
English
Subject
Earthquakes--California--Compton
Earthquake damage--California--Compton
Place
Compton (Calif.)
Main Street (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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