Archaeological museums and collections--California--Santa Catalina Island; Indians of North America--Antiquities;
Interior view of a museum with glass display cases along one wall. The display cases, walls, and rafters are covered by bones and other objects on display, including several human skulls. Some of the bones are draped like garlands from the...
Photograph of the Security First National Bank, showing wreckage from the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. The sidewalk is covered in rubble, and a burst pipe sprays water into the air.
Photograph of wreckage from the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. A policeman and several civilians are outside amid large piles of rubble. A car has been crushed under the falling debris, and the ruins of a building can be seen in the background.
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach; Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933; Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach;
Earthquake damage on the after the Long Beach earthquake in 1933. The ground has cracked and ruptured in several areas, both paved and unpaved. There are road blocks on the highway.
A view of the Roosevelt Highway looking north towards Will Rogers' estate and lighthouse and the Santa Monica mountains. Automobiles drive along the six-lane highway while many others are parked along the beach and the cliffs; tourists line the...
Photograph of Main St., Compton, showing buildings destroyed by the earthquake, including the Fargo Coffee & Tea Co., and cars crushed by the falling debris. In the distance, a crane lifts a pile of rubble, with a few onlookers.
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach; Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933; Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach;
Earthquake damage on the Pike. The facade of a building in the foreground has fallen away completely, and fallen bricks cover the street. On the right is a street lamp whose large central bulb has come off, and is on a bench in the foreground. ...
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach; Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933; Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach; High school buildings--Earthquake effects--California--Long Beach;
Exterior view of the Long Beach Polytechnic High School building after the 1933, showing the collapsed roof.
Earthquakes--California--Compton; Earthquake damage--California--Compton; City halls--California--Compton;
Exterior view of Compton City Hall after the 1933 earthquake; large portions of wall have fallen away, a portion of the roof has collapsed, and piles of rubble surround the building. A man in uniform stands in front of the building, looking away.
