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Order Number	00060044
Title	Baldwin Hills Reservoir disaster
Photographer	White, Ben.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 114
Date	1963
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Historical Data	On December 14, 1963, the dam collapsed, spilling 300 million gallons of water into the hillsides that swept away houses and cars and left three dead. Most of Baldwin Village, including the historic Village Green community, was flooded as well. The crack in the dam was ultimately attributed to subsidence caused by overexploitation of the Inglewood oil field. The disaster caused the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power to phase out small local reservoirs, opting instead to store water in groundwater basins and behind the Hansen Dam in Lake View Terrace.
Description	Mud, rubble, debris and pools of water engulf the 3800 block of Cloverdale as residents congregate in dismay at the damage done by the Baldwin Hills Dam break. Photo dated: Dec. 15, 1963.
Subject	Dam failures--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles). Floods--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles). Dams--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles). Disasters--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles). Streets--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles). Dwellings--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles). Lost architecture--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles). Baldwin Hills Reservoir (Calif.). Baldwin Hills Dam (Calif.). Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.). Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection