California Disaster History: Photo Archive of 50 images of the Santa Barbara Earthquake and the Destruction of Downtown State Street, 1925
At 6:42 a.m. on June 29, 1925, Santa Barbara was struck by a severe earthquake that killed thirteen people, caused roughly $8 million in damage, and tore through the city’s commercial center before most stores and offices had opened for the day. This large archive of photos record the ruined.....