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Workers clearing rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings on a commercial 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
Workers clearing rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings on a commercial street, Santa Barbara, 1925

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

Santa Barbara Mission, exterior view of the bell tower following the earthquake, 1925

Description:
Santa Barbara Mission, exterior view of the bell tower from the NE following the earth quake. The upper portion of the bell tower has collapsed, and there are 2 cracks in the mid-section. A pile of rubble is visible on the left in front of the mission church and brickwork around a half dome on the right appears to have fallen away. The Mission is located at 2201 Laguna St.
Date:
June 29, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Santa Barbara Mission, exterior view of the bell tower following the earthquake, 1925

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

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

Mihran Studio, Santa Barbara, [1922-1929?]

Description:
Mihran Studio, 2-story building with tile roof, window awnings, and wraparound balcony, with succulent garden with rock wall in foreground, man walking on sidewalk, mountains in background. Business signs read: Adobe Tea Shop, C.M. McDaniel, Licensed Real Estate Broker, Agent, Commercial Insurance Company of California, Santa Barbara Securities Company. Location is 17-21 East Carrillo Street.
Date:
[1922-1929?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Mihran Studio, Santa Barbara, [1922-1929?]

Lincoln School under restoration, Santa Barbara, 1920-1934

Description:
Lincoln Elementary School, at Cota and Anacapa streets. The school was torn down and rebuild between 1920 and 1934. The entrance of the building is intact and only the frame is seen on the inside of the building. Men are seen working on the inside of the building. Bricks are piled up on the sidewalk and on the side of the road.
Date:
[between 1920-1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lincoln School under restoration, Santa Barbara, 1920-1934

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