Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Mighty Quake Rips Street Apart--This was the scene that confronted citizens of Anchorage, Alaska, a half hour after Good Friday's mighty earthquake brought ruin to a two-and-one-half block area on the north side of Fourth avenue. The buildings and part of the street were dropped some 10 feet below their former position. Many structures in other sections of the city were heavily damaged.
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
Mighty Quake Rips Street Apart--This was the scene that confronted citizens of Anchorage, Alaska, a half hour after Good Friday's mighty earthquake brought ruin to a two-and-one-half block area on the north side of Fourth avenue. The buildings and part of the street were dropped some 10 feet below their former position. Many structures in other sections of the city were heavily damaged.
Associated Press · [ca. March 1964]
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[Information from item housing] Earthquake Alaska 1964
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