Twenty-eight persons were reported killed in the Alaskan port town of Valdez (shown nestled on Prince William Sound in a 6/1/35 photo) 3/28, after an earthquake struck here late 3/27. The violent tremors sent 10-foot tidal waves smashing against the city's shores, causing widespread damages.
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Twenty-eight persons were reported killed in the Alaskan port town of Valdez (shown nestled on Prince William Sound in a 6/1/35 photo) 3/28, after an earthquake struck here late 3/27. The violent tremors sent 10-foot tidal waves smashing against the city's shores, causing widespread damages.

United Press International · [ca. March 1964]

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Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Earthquake Alaska 1964

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