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1933 Long Beach Earthquake Photographs
SPC.2019.032
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: 1933 Long Beach Earthquake Photographs
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2019.032
Physical Description:
1 box
Physical Description:
.21 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): March 1933; March 23, 2003
Abstract: This collection contains 62 black-and-white photographs, and 5 postcards taken in the aftermath of an earthquake that hit
near Long Beach, California in 1933; as well as a newspaper article from March 23, 2003 entitled "Inland Responded to 1933
Long Beach quake" by Joe Blackstock. Images in this collection show damaged buildings including a court house, O.A. Haley's,
Jensens Bakery, Whittier school, St. Anthony's Church, W.M.F Lutz Co., Geo E. Nygaard realtor, Hulburt Drugs, as well as images
of cracks in the ground. Most of the images were taken in Santa Ana; Long Beach; and Compton, California.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: 1
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The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake Photographs Collection (March 1933; March 23, 2003) contains 62 black-and-white photographs,
and 5 postcards taken in the aftermath of an earthquake that hit near Long Beach, California in 1933; as well as a newspaper
article from March 23, 2003 entitled "Inland Responded to 1933 Long Beach quake" by Joe Blackstock.Images in this collection
show damaged buildings including a court house, O.A. Haley's, Jensens Bakery, Whittier school, St. Anthony's Church, W.M.F
Lutz Co.,Geo E. Nygaard realtor, Hulburt Drugs,as well as images of cracks in the ground. Most of the images were taken in
Santa Ana; Long Beach; and Compton, California.
For other images and documents related to the 1933 Long Beach earthquake please consult: the Long Beach Fireman's Historical
Museum Photographs,
Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Digital Collection , Lynch Family Letters, Compton Earthquake Postcards Collection, South Bay Photograph Collection,
South Bay Photograph Digital Collection ,
James H. Osborne Photograph Collection , and Compton History Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Earthquakes -- California -- Long Beach
Earthquake damages
Santa Ana (Calif.)