Exterior view of an institutional or commercial building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The building has a monumental 2-story entrance flanked by fluted columns and an entablature across the top. There is fallen building debris on the sidewalk in front.
View of a steam shovel clearing building debris after the Long Beach earthquake with 4 policemen in the foreground and others in the background. A building missing its facade is in the background.
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.
View of people on a lawn in front of 2 buildings (houses or mansions?) after the Long Beach earthquake. The house on the right has lost part of an upper wall.
Photograph of a brick school (?) building after the Long Beach earthquake. The parapet has fallen to the ground. There are 2 palm trees on the front lawn.
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 a uniformed man unloading a box from an armored car on commercial street after the Long Beach earthquake. A policeman stands nearby and a dolly is on the sidewalk next to the armored car. Spectators watch from across the street.
View across an athletic track towards brick school buildings damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. On the left building, the parapet and left-most wall section have fallen and areas of the upper exterior walls have fallen from the building on the right.
View of an institutional brick building with a large crack running down from a 2nd story window and missing attic-level wall portion after the Long Beach earthquake.
Photograph of a makeshift bank or office set up after the Long Beach earthquake in a small wooden building with an open front and awning. Men are lined up on the right and 2 women are writing at a long plank table. There is earthquake debris in the foreground.