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Collection of photographs and postcards of the Long Beach, California, earthquake

Description

A group of 36 snapshot photographs and photographic postcards, and two printed souvenir photo booklets documenting the range of destruction after the major Long Beach earthquake on March 10, 1933. Images chiefly show damaged buildings including churches, post offices, schools, houses, apartment buildings, and stores. Some images feature large cracks in streets and highways. Three photographs depict damage in Compton, and one was taken in nearby Lynwood. Identified photographers are Austin Studio, Long Beach; C.D. Douglass Studios, Montebello; Larry Lynde; and Pacific Studios, L.A.

Type
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Date
1933
Call number
photCL 715
Provenance
Purchased from Vigilante Rare Documents, November 2023.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
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