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Title
Beachgoers examine high tides at a Los Angeles beach, December 1937
Date Created and/or Issued
December 1937
1937-12
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Beachgoers examine high tides at a Los Angeles beach. Throughout the month of December in 1937 frequent swells caused damage all along the Southern California coast. Waves ripped out piers and waterfront buildings and flooded homes. The Hermosa beach municpal pier suffered severe damage to its middle section
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: High Tides - Dec. 1937
Text from original nitrate sleeve: High tides
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0025gp24
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Disasters--California--Los Angeles
Lifestyle
Weather
Environment
Waterfronts--California--Los Angeles
Beaches--California--Los Angeles
Piers & wharves--California--Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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