Quake Shifts Earth on Anchorage Street -- The fantastic force of the earthquake which struck Anchorage, Alaska, on Good Friday is depicted in this photo showing how buildings at right dropped approximately 10 feet below the level of the street at the left. The pavement almost touches the marquee of the building.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Quake Shifts Earth on Anchorage Street -- The fantastic force of the earthquake which struck Anchorage, Alaska, on Good Friday is depicted in this photo showing how buildings at right dropped approximately 10 feet below the level of the street at the left. The pavement almost touches the marquee of the building.

Associated Press · [ca. March 1964]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Earthquake Alaska 1964

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