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Title
D41863-2
Date(s)
- 1949-04-13 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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On Wednesday April 13, 1949 at approximately 11:55 A.M. the Pacific Northwest was shaken by an earthquake. The areas affected by the earthquake included: Seattle, Tacoma, Puyallup, Port Angeles, Portland and Vancouver, B. C.; tremors were also felt in Idaho. View of stack at Wheeler Osgood that was damaged during the earthquake (T.N.T., 4/14/49, p. 1 & 2).
Building failures--Tacoma; Rescue work--Tacoma; Earthquakes--Tacoma; Disasters--Tacoma; Bricks; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma);