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Description:: "Lady Luck" boat is shipwrecked on the rocky shore of Rocky Point in Redondo Beach.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Men use sandbags to protect a waterfront structure from heavy seas at Redondo Beach. In January 1940 the southern stretch of Santa Monica Bay was battered by 25-foot waves, caused by a combination of heavy rain and a mysterious sea disturbance allegedly caused by a submarine. Waves caused damage to shorefront property and at least one person was reported injured.
Date:: January 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: A crowd gathered to see heavy seas at Redondo Beach. In January 1940 the southern stretch of Santa Monica Bay was battered by 25-foot waves, caused by a combination of heavy rain and a mysterious sea disturbance allegedly caused by a submarine. Waves caused damage to shorefront property and at least one person was reported injured.
Date:: January 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Men fill sandbags at Redondo Beach to use against heavy seas. In January 1940 the southern stretch of Santa Monica Bay was battered by 25-foot waves, caused by a combination of heavy rain and a mysterious sea disturbance allegedly caused by a submarine. Waves caused damage to shorefront property and at least one person was reported injured.
Date:: January 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Crowd surveys the former site of the Golden State Fireworks and Display Co. plant, where a fireworks explosion occurred on Feb. 7, 1940. The blast was felt 40 miles away, injured four, and caused damage to many nearby homes. Cause of the blast was suspected to be decomposing firework shells, or possibly a gopher chewing on powder. Damages were estimated at $100,000
Date:: between February 7 and February 11, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Heavy seas on the waterfront at Redondo Beach. In January 1940 the southern stretch of Santa Monica Bay was battered by 25-foot waves, caused by a combination of heavy rain and a mysterious sea disturbance allegedly caused by a submarine. Waves caused damage to shorefront property and at least one person was reported injured.
Date:: January 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Crowd surveys the former site of the Golden State Fireworks and Display Co. plant, where a fireworks explosion occurred on Feb. 7, 1940. The blast was felt 40 miles away, injured four, and caused damage at many nearby homes. Cause of the explosion was suspected to be decomposing firework shells, or possibly a gopher chewing on powder. Damages was estimated at $100,000
Date:: between February 7 and February 11, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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