Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. On June 29, 1925 at 6:42 am a major earthquake hit the area of Santa Barbara. It was 19 seconds in duration and registered 6.8 on the Richter magnitude scale. The downtown of Santa Barbara was destroyed, the Sheffield Dam collapsed, and thirteen people died. The facade of the Mission Santa Barbara was severely damaged and lost its statues. Three persons thought to shut off the town electricity and gas, thereby preventing catastrophic fire. The city was rebuilt in a unified Spanish Colonial Revival style in 1925-1929. Title of photo group, "Southland Unites in Dispatching Relief to Earthquake victims by Train and Auto." Los Angeles Times, 30 Jun. 1925: 3 Oblique view down State Street with a man traversing fallen rubble after the earthquake. Hunks of rubble land rest on a parked truck as well. Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Santa Barbara Text from newspaper caption: (1) Ten-ton truck smashed flat by falling concrete on State street.
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2235 ark:/21198/zz002dd61v
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No linguistic content
Subject
Commercial streets--California--Santa Barbara State Street (Santa Barbara, Calif.) Earthquakes--California--Santa Barbara
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