Japanese Quake Opens Big Fissures -- Huge earth fissures were opened by Japan's big quake at Kamaishi, small fishing village in Northern Honshu, Japan's main island. The quake was followed by a tidal wave. This picture was transmitted by land line to Tokyo and then radioed to San Francisco.
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Japanese Quake Opens Big Fissures -- Huge earth fissures were opened by Japan's big quake at Kamaishi, small fishing village in Northern Honshu, Japan's main island. The quake was followed by a tidal wave. This picture was transmitted by land line to Tokyo and then radioed to San Francisco.

Associated Press · [ca. March 1952]

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Earthquakes - Japan - March - 1952 (Northern Japan)

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