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Title
Roosevelt Highway blocked by landslide
Date Created and/or Issued
1944-08-29
Publication Information
Pepperdine University Libraries
Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Institution
Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection
Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables
Rights Information
Copyright to materials in this collection, in most cases, is retained by Pepperdine University. Materials are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use materials for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Such parties should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Description
A landslide blocks the Roosevelt Highway--soon to be the Pacific Coast Highway. The Lighthouse bathhouse and cafe is in the background. On reverse: Roosevelt Highway Blocked Again. Santa Monica, Calif.,--Southern California's Roosevelt Highway along the Pacific Ocean near here was the scene of another traffic-stopping earth slide from the towering beach front Palisades. The 200-foot, 30-foot deep chunk of earth slid from the backyard of actor Charles Laughton. 8/29/44.
complete;
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
match00972.tif
http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll18/id/1447
Subject
Coastlines
Roads
Landslides
Lighthouses
Restaurants
Bathhouses
Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Malibu Historical Collection
Source
Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Ephemera 0129: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8w95gpb
Black and white photographic print, 7 x 9 inches;
Relation
Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables
Provenance
Collected and donated by Eric Wienberg

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