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Children ride wooden raft across flood waters in Long Beach, 1930s

Children ride wooden raft across flood waters in Long Beach, 1930s

Workers line up for food during forest fire, Altadena, California, October 1935

Workers line up for food during forest fire, Altadena, California, October 1935

Firemen battling fire at Shell Oil distribution center at 2015 Long Beach Ave in Los Angeles, Calif., 1953

Firemen battling fire at Shell Oil distribution center at 2015 Long Beach Ave in Los Angeles, Calif., 1953

Spectators watch as a fireman hoses down flames from a forest fire in the Glendale Woodlands, December 20, 1937

Spectators watch as a fireman hoses down flames from a forest fire in the Glendale Woodlands, December 20, 1937

Smoke rises from a forest fire in the Glendale Woodlands, December 20, 1937

Smoke rises from a forest fire in the Glendale Woodlands, December 20, 1937

Wildfire damage, Malibu, 1936

Wildfire damage, Malibu, 1936

"Lady Luck" boat shipwrecked at Rocky Point, Redondo Beach, 1930s

"Lady Luck" boat shipwrecked at Rocky Point, Redondo Beach, 1930s

Nighttime shot of the Elysian Park landslide slope, Los Angeles, November 1937

Nighttime shot of the Elysian Park landslide slope, Los Angeles, November 1937

Two men stand near a crack that widened into a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Two men stand near a crack that widened into a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Fallen tree on Pacific Coast Highway after a landslide in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles, 1930s

Fallen tree on Pacific Coast Highway after a landslide in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles, 1930s

Aerial view of flood water moving down a river in North Hollywood after a major flood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flood water moving down a river in North Hollywood after a major flood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters destroying homes and crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters destroying homes and crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops and homes in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops and homes in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops and homes in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops and homes in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters traveling through crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters traveling through crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flood devastation in hilly area of North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flood devastation in hilly area of North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded neighborhoods and crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded neighborhoods and crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Woman stands on debris from the Elysian Park landslide, Los Angeles, November 1937

Woman stands on debris from the Elysian Park landslide, Los Angeles, November 1937

Man standing in front of the wreckage of Berth 153, a terminal in L.A. Harbor that was destroyed when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Man standing in front of the wreckage of Berth 153, a terminal in L.A. Harbor that was destroyed when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles,...

Deputy Sheriff Carmack and Larry Morrell dig up human skeleton from East Los Angeles backyard, Los Angeles, 1940

Deputy Sheriff Carmack and Larry Morrell dig up human skeleton from East Los Angeles backyard, Los Angeles, 1940

Aerial view of rushing flood waters destroying homes and crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters destroying homes and crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters destroying homes in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters destroying homes in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flood devastation in the hills of North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flood devastation in the hills of North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Vehicles cross flood waters at 7th and Wall Street, 1935

Vehicles cross flood waters at 7th and Wall Street, 1935

Side view of "The Tombstone", a slab of the St. Francis Dam visible after its disastrous collapse, San Francisquito Canyon, 1928

Side view of "The Tombstone", a slab of the St. Francis Dam visible after its disastrous collapse, San Francisquito Canyon, 1928

Crowd gathered to view Elysian Park landslide aftermath on Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, November 1937

Crowd gathered to view Elysian Park landslide aftermath on Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, November 1937

Two unidentified men stand outside the deserted Palm Springs cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter Geraldine Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Two unidentified men stand outside the deserted Palm Springs cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter Geraldine Hardaker, Los...

Damage after near-tornado level winds and rain strike Alhambra. February 13, 1936.

Damage after near-tornado level winds and rain strike Alhambra. February 13, 1936.

Damage after near-tornado level winds and rain strike Alhambra. February 13, 1936.

Damage after near-tornado level winds and rain strike Alhambra. February 13, 1936.

Aerial view of flooded neighborhoods and crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of flooded neighborhoods and crops in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters destroying homes in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of rushing flood waters destroying homes in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of Los Angeles River after a major flood, Los Angeles, 1938

Aerial view of Los Angeles River after a major flood, Los Angeles, 1938

Homes and palm trees underwater after flooding in the Venice area, circa January 1, 1934.

Homes and palm trees underwater after flooding in the Venice area, circa January 1, 1934.

Unidentified men and women carry belongings and pets across flood waters, Long Beach, circa 1930s

Unidentified men and women carry belongings and pets across flood waters, Long Beach, circa 1930s

Fire fighters battling a fire in a hay barn, Los Angeles, 1945

Fire fighters battling a fire in a hay barn, Los Angeles, 1945

Crack that led to a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Crack that led to a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Officials survey a crack that would become a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Officials survey a crack that would become a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Men attempt repairs on damage caused by the Elysian Park landslide, Los Angeles, November 1937

Men attempt repairs on damage caused by the Elysian Park landslide, Los Angeles, November 1937

Spectators gather to view damage caused by the Elysian Park landslide, Los Angeles, November 1937

Spectators gather to view damage caused by the Elysian Park landslide, Los Angeles, November 1937

Home destroyed by forest fire, Altadena, California, October 1935

Home destroyed by forest fire, Altadena, California, October 1935

Fire in Malibu, 1936

Fire in Malibu, 1936

Police regulate the crowds gathered to view landslide aftermath on Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, November 1937

Police regulate the crowds gathered to view landslide aftermath on Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, November 1937

Two men examine a large crack in the earth that would eventually become a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Two men examine a large crack in the earth that would eventually become a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Crowd viewing aftermath of explosion at the Golden State Fireworks and Display Co. plant, Redondo Beach, February 1940

Crowd viewing aftermath of explosion at the Golden State Fireworks and Display Co. plant, Redondo Beach, February 1940

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