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Title
High tides wreck beach homes, Redondo Beach, California
Names
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Collection

Photographic views of the United States

California

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1862 - 1963 (Approximate)
Library locations
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Shelf locator: AZ 12-2331
Topics
United States
California
Ruins -- Disasters
Rubble
Redondo Beach (Calif.)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Printed on mount: "Local high tides and waves brought destruction to the stretch of Redondo Beach strand, leaving only twisted beach homes and rubble in their wake. Two apartment houses and at least a dosen bungalows collaspsed and were grounded to driftwood by the angry seas. No lives were lost and none were injured, since the entire area was evacuated."
Physical Description
Extent: Photograph : b ; 22.9 x 18 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19745455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 77b01320-c5cf-012f-1b8d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1862: Created (Approximate)
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "High tides wreck beach homes, Redondo Beach, California" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862 - 1963. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-762a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "High tides wreck beach homes, Redondo Beach, California" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-762a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1862 - 1963). High tides wreck beach homes, Redondo Beach, California Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-762a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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High tides wreck beach homes, Redondo Beach, California