Roads--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; City Halls--California--Los Angeles;
Looking west to City Hall, Federal Building, and Hall of Justice; immediately beyond driveway and cement wall, the red roof of Union Station is visible and just beyond that, the parking lot; streetlights; palm trees; downtown buildings; billboards.
A view looking out over Signal Hill, showing the many oil derricks that dot the landscape. In the foreground are several cottages, some with small gardens.
A group of nurses sitting in rows on the lawn outside the California Hospital; palm trees decorate the grounds. A four-storey hospital building is visible on the right.
Fountains--California--Beverly Hills; Public art--California--Beverly Hills; Public sculpture--California--Beverly Hills;
A nighttime view of the Electric Fountain in Beverly Hills, California. A central column rising from a platform is surrounded by colored jets of water. City lights and neon signs are dimly visible in the background.
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.
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--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.
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.
City Halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles;
Front view of third and current City Hall building which towers over the rest of the city; automobiles parked on both sides of Spring Street; building to left with sign reading:"Bank of Italy, International Branch."
City Halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles;
Off center partial view of current City Hall building; sky filled with pink, yellow, blue, and green hues of sunset; buildings in background; trees in foreground.
City Halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles;
Third and current City Hall building; tower is framed by palm fronds; bushes and flowers in foreground; streetlamps; people walking on steps to entrance.
