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African American workers clearing flood debris in a residential neighborhood following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam and resulting cataclysmic flood. The debris is from uprooted trees and wooden houses; the workers are using shovels and picks.
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March 1928
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still image
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Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
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The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
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March 1928
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Resource Type:
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still image
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Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:
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The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
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March 1928
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still image
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Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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View of a pile of burning wood debris in a field following the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam. An orchard and mountains are visible in the distance.
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Date:
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March 1928
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Resource Type:
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still image
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Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
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Description:
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The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
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Date:
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March 1928
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Resource Type:
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still image
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Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
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Description:
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The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
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Date:
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March 1928
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Resource Type:
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still image
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Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
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View of the path of the flood that followed the failure of the Saint Francis Dam with a damaged utility pole in the center and debris on the ground. A car is parked next to the pole.
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Date:
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March 1928
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Resource Type:
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still image
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Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:
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The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
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Date:
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March 1928
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Resource Type:
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still image
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Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
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Description:
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The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
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Date:
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March 1928
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Resource Type:
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still image
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Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:
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View of the flooded Santa Clara River following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam. The flood has receded and destroyed trees are visible on the left bank.
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Date:
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March 1928
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Resource Type:
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still image
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Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
