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    [Aftermath of the Long Beach earthquake in Long Beach and Compton, California]

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    5 black-and-white snapshots documenting the wreckage and destruction to various buildings caused by the Long Beach earthquake of 1933. Scenes include debris in the streets of Long Beach; a view of U.S. Marines walking through a Long Beach street; a destroyed Long Beach church; a view from the street of a building in Compton with the exterior wall destroyed and interior rooms visible; and the rubble before the Haigh Drug Co. store in Compton.

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  • Saint Francis Dam Disaster

    Saint Francis Dam Disaster

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    Saint Francis Dam Disaster - Interior of emergency morgue with bodies of victims. (Group B photos for Booklet - American Autochrome Co., 300 W. Grand Ave., Chicago IL )

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  • Ontario No. 2 Powerhouse

    Ontario No. 2 Powerhouse

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    Ontario No. 2 Powerhouse - Reversal on #20654 showing damage to Ontario #2 Powerhouse after flood 1938 showing buildings in the background. A broken penstock remains with a generator and waterwheel displaced and partially buried in rubble.

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  • A1.4 - Natural Disasters

    A1.4 - Natural Disasters

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    A1.4 - Natural Disasters - A repair crew working on a weak pole on the temporary line below Vinvale on the Long Beach Transmission Line. The damage was caused by the storm of February 20th.

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  • St. Francis Dam Disaster

    St. Francis Dam Disaster

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    St. Francis Dam Disaster - Just below remains of Filmore Bridge

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  • A1.6 - St. Francis Dam Disaster

    A1.6 - St. Francis Dam Disaster

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    A1.6 - St. Francis Dam Disaster - Remains of Filmore Bridge [the day after the break]

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