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Courthouse, Library, and other buildings damaged by 1952 earthquake--Post-1952 Earthquake, Bakersfield, California--extended version

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Title: Courthouse, Library, and other buildings damaged by 1952 earthquake--Post-1952 Earthquake, Bakersfield, California--extended version
Creator: Wilson, Eleanor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1959
Contributing Institution: Kern County Library
Collection: California Revealed from Kern County Library
Rights Information: Public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: Demolition of old Courthouse; old Library; Tents used for county offices; Kern wildflowers, mountains; Construction of new City Hall and Library, moving the library's School Department; new Beale Memorial, and Taft Branch Libraries, Library Reading rooms, Young Adult department; Staff Christmas party; Bookmobile; Bakersfield Temporary Library Building; various other Kern County Libraries, communities, post-earthquake footage.
Note on original container: Bakersfield, Kern County, California Post 1952 earthquake courthouse, library, reconstruction Beale and Taft openings, staff christmas party and bookmobile services.
Type: moving image
Format: Copy
VHS
Extent: 1 Tape of 1
Identifier: 979.488 VHS
cbak_000017
Language: English
Subject: Earthquakes--California--History
Libraries--California--History
Time Period: 1952/1959
Provenance: Kern County Library
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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