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Earthquake-damaged commercial buildings on State Street, Santa Barbara, 1925

Description:
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.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Earthquake-damaged commercial buildings on State Street, Santa Barbara, 1925

Earthquake-damaged Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Santa Barbara, 1925

Description:
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.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Earthquake-damaged Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Santa Barbara, 1925

Saint Barbara float in the parade for the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara, 1930

Description:
View of a float covered in greenery and carrying a woman dressed as Saint Barbara standing in front of a turreted tower, and a driver, pulled by a team of 4 white horses in the parade for the Old Spanish Days Fiesta in Santa Barbara. Two men ho horseback and in Spanish dress ride on either side of the float. Signs on commercial buildings read: "...Roslyn costumers, Spanish fiesta Costumes...," "Pelian," and "Pianos."
Date:
August 7, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Saint Barbara float in the parade for the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara, 1930

Temporary food aid center after the earthquake, Santa Barbara, 1925

Description:
View of a temporary food aid center beneath a tent on a commercial street after the earthquake. Cardboard boxes of food are neatly stacked beside the tent. Two sailors and a few women in the tent administer food aid to people in front of the tent. Five automobiles are parked in the street and a house and ruined commercial buildings are across the street in the background.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Temporary food aid center after the earthquake, Santa Barbara, 1925

Possible bridal procession on horseback at the parade for the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara, 1932

Description:
Possible bridal procession at the parade for the Old Spanish Days Fiesta in Santa Barbara. View of 1 couple and 6 men in Spanish-style dress on horseback. The woman wears a light-colored dress with ruffles and a lace mantilla over a high comb. The men wear dark, close-fitting embroidered suits with short jackets and hats with ribbon bands. The couple may be the bride and groom who were married during the fiesta that year as described in a 8/19/1932 Los Angeles Times article titled "Historic Pageant Opens Santa Barbara Fiesta..." stating "The bridal pair on horseback were escorted by many riders by caballero and senorita, while a creaking careta carried members of the family of both bride and groom."
Date:
August 18, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Possible bridal procession on horseback at the parade for the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara, 1932

Commercial buildings on the 900 block of State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Description:
Spanish-style commercial buildings with arches, balconies, and tile roofs, with street and 3 parked cars in foreground, possibly rebuilt after 1925 earthquake. Business signs read: Johnston's Cafeteria, Johnston Cafeteria, Banks' Stationery Store, Tiernan Typewriter Exchange, Office Supplies, Typewriters, Desks, Brown-Du Mars Confectionery, Brown-Du Mars Confections of Quality, Hot Meals, Fountain, Solomon's. Johnston Cafeteria was located at 916 State St.
Date:
[1926-1929?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commercial buildings on the 900 block of State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Flood (?) debris on a residential area road following the earthquake and failure of the Sheffield Dam, Santa Barbara, 1925

Description:
View of flood (?) debris in the form of tangled woody material on a road in front of a house, from the flood that followed the failure of the Sheffield Dam after the earthquake. An automobile is partially visible on the right and 2 people are in the yard in the distance.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Flood (?) debris on a residential area road following the earthquake and failure of the Sheffield Dam, Santa Barbara, 1925

Entrance to La Arcada courtyard, Santa Barbara, [1926?]

Description:
Street view of the entrance to the La Arcada courtyard at 1114 State St., with connecting bridge with arched openings, tile roof, fountain in courtyard beyond bridge, barber pole on sidewalk, 1 parked and 1 moving car on street in foreground, with sign on right portion of building reading Mygatt, Robertson, & Crawford, Attorneys at Law
Date:
[1926?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Entrance to La Arcada courtyard, Santa Barbara, [1926?]

San Marcos Building, Santa Barbara, [1926-1928?]

Description:
Street view of San Marcos Building, reconstructed after 1925 earthquake, 2-story corner building with 5 arches on each side, decorated roofline, and tile roof, with intersection, pedestrians, and parked cars in foreground. Business signs include: San Marcos Boot Shop, W.G. Young Optometrist, The Hunt Mercantile, Crockery and Glassware, Sterling Drug Co., Western States Life, New York Life Insurance Company, Dr. L.A. Jacques, Chiropodist
Date:
[1926-1928?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
San Marcos Building, Santa Barbara, [1926-1928?]

Earthquake-damaged Santa Barbara Junior High School, Santa Barbara, 1925

Description:
View of Santa Barbara Junior High School after the earthquake. The building, faced with rusticated stone, is heavily damaged; the roof is caved-in and areas of the 2nd story walls have fallen. There is a window casement on the rubble-filled stairway leading to the arched entry way. The school was located at the NE corner of De La Vina St. and Anapamu St.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Earthquake-damaged Santa Barbara Junior High School, Santa Barbara, 1925

Commercial buildings on the 900 block of State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Description:
Commercial buildings with pediments, arches, balconies, dormers, and tile roofs, possibly rebuilt after 1925 earthquake, with pedestrians, bicyclist, parked and moving cars, and parked bicycle in foreground. Business signs read: Howard-Canfield, The Great Wardrobe, [Santa Ba]bara First National Bank, Murrays Light Lunch, Homemade Ice Cream, Michel A. Levy, Confectionery, Glasse[s?], Nervous Wreck
Date:
[1926-1929?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commercial buildings on the 900 block of State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Elbert S. Conner, secretary and manager of the Santa Barbara County Chamber of Commerce, seated and leaning forward, Santa Barbara, 1946

Description:
Elbert S. Conner, secretary and manager of the Santa Barbara County Chamber of Commerce, seated and leaning forward at a desk. He is wearing a suit. In front of him is a stack of papers. In the background is a bookcase with files and documents, and a window.
Date:
[February 18, 1946]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Elbert S. Conner, secretary and manager of the Santa Barbara County Chamber of Commerce, seated and leaning forward, Santa Barbara, 1946

Mary Landon Baker with her thoroughbred horse Jane True, Santa Barbara, 1922

Description:
Photograph of Mary Landon Baker at the 4th annual Santa Barbara Horse Show. Photo appears with the article "To .. Leave .. The .. Smart .. Set: Girl Who Fled Fiance to Wed in England, " Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 1922: II1. Baker was a daughter of financier Alfred L. Baker. Newspapers worldwide often covered her romantic life. She left Allister McCormick (whom she traveled to England to marry just after this photo was taken) at the altar thrice. She reportedly had received 65 marriage proposals by the time she died, but never married.
Date:
[circa January - March 1922]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Mary Landon Baker with her thoroughbred horse Jane True, Santa Barbara, 1922

Bird's-eye view of alley behind 900 block of State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Description:
Bird's-eye view of alley and rear entrances of commercial buildings, with Canon Perdido Street running through center, State Street at left, possibly following rebuilding after 1925 earthquake, with larger buildings in background. Business signs read: Michel A. Levy Shoes Hosiery, California, Lathim's Van & Storage Co. Auto Storage, [Anti]ques
Date:
[1926-1929?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Bird's-eye view of alley behind 900 block of State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Earthquake-damaged Hotel Californian, Santa Barbara, 1926

Description:
View of the Hotel Californian, located at the south corner of State and Mason, after the earthquake struck. Five men and three women are on the sidewalk and street looking at the hotel, which lost huge expanses of its exterior walls during the earthquake. The hotel had opened just 8 days before. The view is from about 20 State St. The hotel was restored after the earthquake. In 2012 the hotel was demolished due to seismic safety concerns. The facade and 2 side walls were kept intact, however.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Earthquake-damaged Hotel Californian, Santa Barbara, 1926

Earthquake-damaged San Marcos Building, Santa Barbara, 1925

Description:
View of the earthquake-damaged San Marcos Building at the south corner of State and Anapamu Streets. The State Street portion of the building is in view. The corner of the building was demolished by the earthquake and the rubble on the ground is as high as the 1st story of the building. Two men stand between a tractor-mounted crane and an automobile.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Earthquake-damaged San Marcos Building, Santa Barbara, 1925

Bird's-eye view of Carrillo Street and State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Description:
Bird's-eye view of commercial buildings and houses, possibly following rebuilding after 1925 earthquake, with Carrillo Street and about 15 parked cars in foreground, State Street at right, mountains in background. Business signs read: Geo. Keene, Cabinet Maker, Complete Automobile Lubrication, Mission Electric Co., Pacific Coast Publishing Company, Better Than Ever, RCA Radiola, Cafe Gold Fish, Millinery, Hemstitching
Date:
[1926-1929?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Bird's-eye view of Carrillo Street and State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Women riding a cart serenaded by 2 men at the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara, 1932

Description:
Six women riding in a cart serenaded by 2 men, one playing a guitar, at the Old Spanish Days Fiesta in Santa Barbara. They may be part of the wedding party described in an 8/19/1932 Los Angeles Times article titled "Historic Pageant Opens Santa Barbara Fiesta..." stating "The bridal pair on horseback were escorted by many riders by caballero and senorita, while a creaking careta carried members of the family of both bride and groom."
Date:
August 18, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Women riding a cart serenaded by 2 men at the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara, 1932

People at a temporary bank after the earthquake, Santa Barbara, 1925

Description:
People in line at a temporary bank after the earthquake in Santa Barbara. The bank is a wood frame structure with a canvas roof and canvas side wall. A window opening has bars. Five men and two women wait in line; another man is writing at a tall table. A partially visible sign on the bank reads: "Santa Barbara Branch, [Paci]fic Southwest, [Ban]k. A Spanish colonial style building is in the background.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
People at a temporary bank after the earthquake, Santa Barbara, 1925

Building propped up with long poles after the earthquake, Santa Barbara, 1925

Description:
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.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Building propped up with long poles after the earthquake, Santa Barbara, 1925

Ceremonial setting of a bronze medallion at the dedication of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, 1929

Description:
At the dedication of the Santa Barbara Courthouse, the ceremonial setting of a bronze medallion provided by the Native Sons of Golden West. The participants are shown mixing the ingredients of water from each of the California missions with sand and gravel from each of the counties in California on the main stage in front of the main entrance to the courthouse.
Date:
August 14, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Ceremonial setting of a bronze medallion at the dedication of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, 1929

Dwight L. Clarke, A. H. Giannini, Warner Edmonds and A. P. Giannini, Santa Barbara, 1935

Description:
Bank of America executives photographed standing in front of a new bank branch in Santa Barbara at the corner of State and Canon Perdido streets. From left to right: Dwight L. Clarke, District Vice-President; A. H. (Attilio Henry) Giannini, Chairman, General Executive Committee; Warner Edmonds, Vice-President in charge of Santa Barbara branch; and A. P. (Amadeo Peter) Giannini, bank founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Date:
October 21, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dwight L. Clarke, A. H. Giannini, Warner Edmonds and A. P. Giannini, Santa Barbara, 1935