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PH1265
Conser, William
William Conser
Photographs of the April 1949 Earthquake, Olympia, Washington
April 1949
9 photographs (1 folder)
Collection materials are in
English.
Photographs of
damage to the town of Olympia and the state capitol after the 1949
earthquake
On April 13, 1949 at 11:55 a.m., a 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred
in Western Washington, centered between Olympia and Tacoma. The effects were
felt over a 230,000 square mile area, affecting all of Washington state,
northwest Oregon and parts of southwest British Columbia, Idaho and even
northwest Montana. The most damage occurred from Seattle to Chehalis. At
Olympia, nearly all large buildings were damaged, water and gas mains were
broken, and a large portion of a sandy spit jutting into Puget Sound
disappeared.
Photographs of damage to the town of Olympia and the state capitol
after the 1949 earthquake.
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Donor: Nicolette Bromberg, October 19, 2015
Processed by Annsofie Wikegard, 2018.
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Olympia Earthquake, Wash., 1949--Photographs
Earthquakes--Washington (State)--Olympia--Photographs
Olympia (Wash.)--Photographs
Olympia
Photographs
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Earthquake damaged Insurance Building, Olympia,
Washington
April 1949
Written on verso: Olympia, Washington, State Library, 1949.
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2
Scaffolding on Legislative Building, Olympia,
Washington
April 1949
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3
Earthquake damaged old state capitol building, Olympia,
Washington
April 1949
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4
Damaged building with army and navy recruitment flags,
Olympia, Washington
April 1949
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5
Earthquake damage at Washington Street intersection near
the Liberty Garage, Olympia, Washington
April 1949
1
6
Fire engine in front of damaged building with M. D.
Pharmacy, Olympia, Washington
April 1949
1
7
Steenson construction company truck parked in front of
damaged Bettman's Men's Shop Inc, Olympia, Washington
April 1949
1
8
Damaged Bill's Place ice cream and hardware shop fronts,
Olympia, Washington
April 1949
1
9
Philips Construction Company scaffolding covering the
outside of a building, Olympia, Washington
April 1949