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Order Number	00017361
Title	St. Francis Dam disaster
Studio	Underwood & Underwood.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Industries-Water and Power-Reservoirs-St. Francis Dam.; S-002-194 4x5
Date	1928
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	The St. Francis Dam disaster cost 400 lives, and was the greatest man-made disaster in California history. The dam failed on March 12, 1928. This photo was taken on March 16, showing the wreckage caused by the wall of water.
Subject	Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Water and Power. Dams--California. Dam failures--California. Saint Francis Dam (Calif.).
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	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection