Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. View of a commercial building on Beacon Street damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The upper cornice is damaged, and brick rubble covers the sidewalk. Business signs on the building read "A. Elkonin Jewelry," "Dr. Spires, Dentists," "Florsheim Shoes," "Golden Gate, Cafe," and "Lowrey - Michel Radios, RCA Victor." 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. Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Long Beach, 1933 Text from newspaper caption: Damage to Building in San Pedro. Wide World Photos. [Photo standalone page: "Scenes of Damage That Resulted from Temblor." Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 1933: 3]
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2128 ark:/21198/zz002dd2bk
Language
English
Subject
Earthquake damage--California--San Pedro Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933
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