Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost. Photograph of Polytechnic High School damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The roof has collapsed on the left and there is rubble on the ground. Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Long Beach, 1933
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2087 ark:/21198/zz002dd0xd
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach Earthquakes--California--Long Beach Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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