Lowell School damaged by the earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

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

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Location: Long Beach (Calif.)
Longitude: 33.828902
Latitude: -118.213662
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach
Schools--California--Long Beach
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach
Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_2124
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dd26h
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