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. Detail view of a the Orange County Courthouse damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The gable has fallen away exposing the attic. Three workmen are visible along the roof line. The Courthouse is located at 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd. Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Long Beach, 1933 Text from newspaper caption: Workmen Already Repairing Orange County Courthouse, Santa Ana [Standalone photos: "Relief and Reconstruction Follow Devastation." Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 1933: 3]
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_2126 ark:/21198/zz002dd28j
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Earthquakes--California--Santa Ana Courthouses--California--Santa Ana Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933 Earthquake damage--California--Santa Ana
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