Lowell School damaged by the earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Item Overview

Title

Lowell School damaged by the earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Date Created

March 1933

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Photograph of Lowell School (Lowell Bayside Academy, 1600 Atlantic Ave.) damaged by the Long Beach earthquake; the central tower has lost its front walls. A sign on the curb reads "No Parking In This Block During School Hours." The remaining letters of on the damaged lintel above the entrance are "Ja...uss..."

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Long Beach, 1933

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach
Schools--California--Long Beach
Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933

Location

Long Beach (Calif.)

Longitude

33.828902

Latitude

-118.213662

Resource type

still image