Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Police Captain Edward Ayres points at the site of an old volcano in Elysian Park. Picture may be associated with the landslide that took place in the park in November of 1937. The landslide began as a small crack in the earth, then widened to a meandering zig-zag, and eventually dumped tons of rock and dirt onto Riverside Drive. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Capt. Edward Ayres at site of old volcano in Elysian Park Text from original nitrate sleeve: Elysian Park Earth Slip; June Travis; Mary Lawrence; Capt. Edward Ayres at site of old volcano in Elysian Park
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0025gm7r
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Parks--California--Los Angeles Environment Volcanoes--California--Los Angeles Landmarks Police--California--Los Angeles Disaster Ayres, Edward
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