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Title
Lowell School damaged by the earthquake, Long Beach, 1933
Date Created and/or Issued
March 1933
1933-03
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
Description
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 Lowell School (Lowell Bayside Academy, 1600 Atlantic Ave.) damaged by the Long Beach earthquake; the central tower has lost its front walls. A sign on the curb reads "No Parking In This Block During School Hours." The remaining letters of on the damaged lintel above the entrance are "Ja...uss..."
Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Long Beach, 1933
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2124
ark:/21198/zz002dd26h
Language
English
Subject
Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach
Schools--California--Long Beach
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach
Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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