Thundering Tides Crush Ocean Front Homes In its fourth day of battering Southern California's coastline, a Pacific which belied its name tore beach hones to bits and flooded low-lying areas with acres of debris-laden brine.-----Photo Shows: A home in Long beach, California battered to pieces by the high tides and heavy seas that have pounded the Southland's shoreline from Santa Barbara all the way to San Diego.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. January 1939]

[Information from item housing] Weather: Storms: Before 1950: Wire Photos