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.
County National Bank and Trust building, with tall arched door with pillars, 7 arched windows, with intersection and parked cars in foreground, man walking near corner, mountains in background. The location is at northeast corner of State Street and Carrillo Street.
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.
![County National Bank and Trust Company, Santa Barbara, [1925?]](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002db1x0/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)
