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Men fill sandbags at Redondo Beach to protect against heavy seas, January 1940

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Title: Men fill sandbags at Redondo Beach to protect against heavy seas, January 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: January 1940
1940-01
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.
Men fill sandbags at Redondo Beach to use against heavy seas. 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 Hi Tide Damage
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0025gsxh
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Waterfronts--California--Redondo Beach
Weather
Environment
Storms--California--Redondo Beach
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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