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Title
D41846-47
Date(s)
- 1949-04-13 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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At 11:55 a.m. on April 13, 1949 western Washington was rocked by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Property damage as a result of the quake totaled more then $15,000,000 and seven lives were lost. This trench in Puyallup, caused by the earthquake, is several feet wide and hundreds of yards long. It was caused when shock waves, going through the field, shifted the ground . This photogragh was published in the April 25, 1949 issue of Life Magazine. (Life, 4/25/49, p. 34-35 & T.N.T., 4/13/49, P. 1, 12 & 4/14/49, p. 1-2). TPL-1765
Children playing outdoors--Puyallup; Children & safety; Rescue work--Puyallup; Earthquakes--Puyallup; Disasters--Puyallup; Life (New York, N.Y.);