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Views of Earthquake Damage in Santa Barbara, California, 1925
BANC PIC 1980.062--PIC  
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  • Collection Summary

    Collection Title: Views of Earthquake Damage in Santa Barbara, California,
    Date: 1925
    Collection Number: BANC PIC 1980.062--PIC
    Extent: 32 photographic prints; 13 x 18 cm. 32 digital objects
    Photographer: Edwin Rick
    Repository: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.
    Berkeley, California 94720-6000
    Languages Represented: English

    Information for Researchers

    Access

    Collection is available for use.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
    Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item] Views of Earthquake Damage in Santa Barbara, California, BANC PIC 1980.062--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

    Digital Representations Available

    Digital representations of selected original pictorial materials are available in the list of materials below. Digital image files were prepared from selected Library originals by the Library Photographic Service. Library originals were copied onto 35mm color transparency film; the film was scanned and transferred to Kodak Photo CD (by Custom Process); and the Photo CD files were color-corrected and saved in JFIF (JPEG) format for use as viewing files.

    Administrative Information

    Acquisition Information

    Unknown.

    Scope and Content

    This collection contains 32 black and white photographs of the Santa Barbara area, detailing the damage from an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale June 29, 1925. The photographs were taken by Edwin Rick, whose photographs are dated the day of the earthquake, and another unidentified photographer. Included are views of damage to various buildings, hotels, streets, and landmarks including the Santa Barbara Mission, Sheffield Reservoir, county jail, Lomas Drug Store, County National Bank, Arlington Hotel, San Marcos Building, Santa Barbara Hotel, and others.