Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›After 'Quake Rocked Quett Twenty-six thousand persons were reported dead in the earthquake which ruined the city of Quetta, India, and wrecked surrounding territory. In this, one of the first pictures to come out of the devastated area. Inhabitants of the city are seen in their impromptu shelter.
After 'Quake Rocked Quett Twenty-six thousand persons were reported dead in the earthquake which ruined the city of Quetta, India, and wrecked surrounding territory. In this, one of the first pictures to come out of the devastated area. Inhabitants of the city are seen in their impromptu shelter.
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After 'Quake Rocked Quett Twenty-six thousand persons were reported dead in the earthquake which ruined the city of Quetta, India, and wrecked surrounding territory. In this, one of the first pictures to come out of the devastated area. Inhabitants of the city are seen in their impromptu shelter.

Associated Press · [ca. June 1935]

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