Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Man protects a waterfront structure from heavy seas at Redondo Beach. In January 1940 the southern stretch of Santa Monica Bay was battered by 25-foot waves, caused by a combination of heavy rain and a mysterious sea disturbance allegedly caused by a submarine. Waves caused damage to shorefront property and at least one person was reported injured. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Heavy Sea along beach at - Redondo Beach (Jan. 1940) Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Redondo Beach(?)
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