Hit by Earthquake and Tidal Wave--This is a stock picture of Valdez, Alaska, where three persons were reported dead and 30 missing after an earthquake and tidal wave. Two of the dead were longshoremen. The missing were standing on the dock when it collapsed. Visible at the right end of the dock are oil tanks which reportedly ruptured. The picture was made in 1950.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Hit by Earthquake and Tidal Wave--This is a stock picture of Valdez, Alaska, where three persons were reported dead and 30 missing after an earthquake and tidal wave. Two of the dead were longshoremen. The missing were standing on the dock when it collapsed. Visible at the right end of the dock are oil tanks which reportedly ruptured. The picture was made in 1950.

Associated Press · [ca. March 1964]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Earthquake Alaska 1964

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