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Title
On the Pike at Long Beach after quake
Date Created and/or Issued
1933
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
Earthquake damage on the Pike. The facade of a building in the foreground has fallen away completely, and fallen bricks cover the street. On the right is a street lamp whose large central bulb has come off, and is on a bench in the foreground. Signs on the buildings, some of them hanging askew, advertise "Down's Wonder Soap and Cosmetics,"Sadoc Master Tonic adds long life & health," and "Gift Souvenirs."
Type
image
Identifier
067d5736-f1d3-45b5-a964-f8f5f4778d66
https://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/documents/detail/25008
https://images.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/thumbnails/preview/067d5736-f1d3-45b5-a964-f8f5f4778d66
Language
English
Subject
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach
Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933
Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach
Place
Long Beach (Calif.)
Pike, The (Long Beach, Calif. : Amusement park)
Source
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Relation
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

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