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 a line of people at the "O. S. Hooper & Co." building probably to receive aid after the Long Beach earthquake. They are lone up in front of an electric railway station. Boxes are on the ground on the right. Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Long Beach, 1933
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2111 ark:/21198/zz002dd1r9
Language
English
Subject
Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933 Earthquakes--California Electric railroads--California
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