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San Fernando Earthquake Damage Photograph
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SC.BDE
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: San Fernando Earthquake Damage Photograph Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SC.BDE
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
Date: 1971
Abstract: This collection includes photographs of
damage caused by the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.
Language of Material: English
The
San Fernando Earthquake Damage Photograph Collection
includes photographs of damage caused by the 1971 Sylmar earthquake. Photographs
primarily document the Sylmar area and northern section of the San Fernando Valley,
particularly of the Olive View Hospital and San Fernando Valley Juvenile Hall. Photographs
were taken, unofficially, by a building inspector of the Los Angeles Department of Building
and Safety, Conservation Bureau, in his earthquake investigations.
Related Material
Digital reproductions of selected items in this collection are available electronically as
a part of the
San Fernando Valley History Digital
Library.
The collection is open for research use.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
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Materials
guide.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs