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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Title:
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.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Earthquake Alaska 1964
Photographer:
United Press International
Name on Item:
UPI
Date:
[ca. March 1964]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Earthquakes
Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964
Places:
Alaska
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 182 x 230 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/rx9170147
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_001165_0014
Barcode:
39999088103708