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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?]