Brother Michael Lamm on the steps of the Santa Barbara Mission Church after the earthquake, 1925

Title: Brother Michael Lamm on the steps of the Santa Barbara Mission Church after the earthquake, 1925
Photographer: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Date Created: June 29, 1925
Date: 1925-06-29
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: This image appears (cropped and reversed) with the article "Churches Hard Hit In Tremor. Earthquake Takes Toll of All Religious Edifices in Channel City." Los Angeles Times, 1 Jul 1925: 2.
View of Brother Michael Lamm O.F.M., one of the Franciscan friars, standing on the steps of the church, which are covered with rubble from the damaged bell towers. Part of the church portal and 3 attached columns are visible in the background.
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 newspaper caption: Old Mission, Seriously Damaged, Still Stands. Landmark Withstands Shock. Below: Brother Michael, one of the Franciscan friars, standing on the steps of the church viewing the wreckage. (Photos by George R. Watson, Times staff photographer)
Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Santa Barbara

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Lamm, Michael, 1882-1926
Santa Barbara Mission
Location: Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.43833
Latitude: -119.712964
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Earthquakes--California--Santa Barbara
Missions--California--Santa Barbara
Monks--California--Santa Barbara
Franciscans--California--Santa Barbara

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_2232
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dd5xt
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