Earthquake-damaged First National Bank, Santa Barbara, 1925

Description: First National Bank, two-story building with 4 columns, facade and columns heavily damaged at top, with cracks and exposed bricks at left and right
A similar photograph appears with the article, "Damage of $15,000,000 Wrought in Channel City by Rending Force of Earthquake, City Surveys Toll Taken by Series of Shocks, Story of Change Wrought During Few Moments of Earthquake Shows Force of Tremor," with caption: First National Bank. Los Angeles Times 30 Jun. 1925.
On June 29, 1925 at 6:42 am a major earthquake hit the area of Santa Barbara. It was 19 seconds in duration and registered 6.8 on the Richter magnitude scale. The downtown of Santa Barbara was destroyed, the Sheffield Dam collapsed, and thirteen people died. The facade of the Mission Santa Barbara was severely damaged and lost its statues. Three persons thought to shut off the town electricity and gas, thereby preventing catastrophic fire. The city was rebuilt in a unified Spanish Colonial Revival style in 1925-1929.
Caption: Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Santa Barbara, 1925, 11 of 11 (4 negs)

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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