Greek City Destroyed by Quake--Smoke pours from burning buildings in Greek island city of Zakinthos (cq), one of the Ionian Sea communities destroyed in series of earthquakes which continued today for the fifth successive day. This airview of Zakinthos, which has a population of 15,000, illustrates the severity of the tremors.

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Title:
Greek City Destroyed by Quake--Smoke pours from burning buildings in Greek island city of Zakinthos (cq), one of the Ionian Sea communities destroyed in series of earthquakes which continued today for the fifth successive day. This airview of Zakinthos, which has a population of 15,000, illustrates the severity of the tremors.
Title (alt.):
Earthquakes-Greece-1953.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Earthquakes...Greece August 1953
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. August 1953]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Earthquakes
Ionian Sea Earthquake, Greece, 1953
Places:
Greece
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 209 x 254 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/h415sk665
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001153_0017
Barcode:
39999088103708