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Search results: 100 item(s) for: "Natural Disasters" in SFVH collection     
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1. Anna M. Nacey oral history interview, 1985 Anna M. Nacey oral history interview, 1985Nacey, Anna M.; Roads; Postal service; Red Cars (Los Angeles, Calif.); Earthquakes; FloodsOral history interview with Anna M. Nacey, conducted November 27, 1985. In the interview, Nacey shares some of her remembrances of Reseda and the San Fernando Valley in the 1920s and 1930s including:
2. Anti-secession flier (side 1) Anti-secession flier (side 1)Valley VOTE Inc. (Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Calif.); San Fernando Valley (Calif.) -- Politics and government; Local government; Secession; Separatist movements; Propaganda; Elections; Political campaigns; San Fernando Valley Independence Committee (Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Politics and government; Northridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Earthquake, January 17, 1994This flier plays on memories of the 1994 Northridge earthquake and warns of the reduction in disaster relief funds available to San Fernando Valley communities should they secede from the City of Los
3. Anti-secession flier (side 1) Anti-secession flier (side 1)Valley VOTE Inc. (Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Calif.); San Fernando Valley (Calif.) -- Politics and government; Local government; Secession; Separatist movements; Propaganda; Elections; Political campaigns; San Fernando Valley Independence Committee (Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles (Calif.). Fire Dept.; Fire departments -- Officials and employees; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Politics and governmentThe Public Safety Coalition Against Secession -- No on F distributed this anti-secession flier prior to the November 5, 2002 elections. It uses quotes from public safety agencies to argue against ba
4. Anti-secession flier (side 2) Anti-secession flier (side 2)Valley VOTE Inc. (Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Calif.); San Fernando Valley (Calif.) -- Politics and government; Local government; Secession; Separatist movements; Propaganda; Elections; Political campaigns; San Fernando Valley Independence Committee (Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Politics and government; Northridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Earthquake, January 17, 1994This flier plays on memories of the 1994 Northridge earthquake and warns of the reduction in disaster relief funds available to San Fernando Valley communities should they secede from the City of Los
5. Big Tujunga Canyon Road washout, 1982 Big Tujunga Canyon Road washout, 1982Floods; Flood damage; Bridges; Rivers; AutomobilesThe Big Tujunga Canyon Road washout during the rainstorms of the winter of 1982. A sinkhole developed where the waters eroded the dirt. Photographer: C. Yate. Black and white photograph, 10 x 8 in.
6. Big Tujunga River flood, 1970 Big Tujunga River flood, 1970Rivers; Floods; Flood damage; RoadsDamage due to flooding of the Big Tujunga River, near Harding Avenue and Eldridge Avenue, Sylmar, 1970. Black and white photograph, 8 x 10 in.
7. Boys sitting on top of a boulder after the Montrose flood, 1934 Boys sitting on top of a boulder after the Montrose flood, 1934Flood damage; Floods; StreetsYoung boys sitting on the top of a giant boulder in the middle of Foothill Boulevard after the Montrose flood. Photographer: W. H. Ink (PC #270). 5.25 x 3 in. Black and white photographic postcard.
8. Bridge at Warner Bros. Studio during the Los Angeles River flood, 1938 Bridge at Warner Bros. Studio during the Los Angeles River flood, 1938Los Angeles River (Calif.); Floods; Flood damage; Warner Bros.View of a damaged bridge at Warner Bros. Studio during the 1938 Los Angeles River flood. There have been eight major floods in the Valley since 1861, but the 1938 Los Angeles River Flood was one the
9. Bridge at Warner Bros. Studio during the Los Angeles River flood, 1938 Bridge at Warner Bros. Studio during the Los Angeles River flood, 1938Los Angeles River (Calif.); Floods; Flood damage; Warner Bros.View of bridge damage at teh Warner Bros. Studio during the 1938 Los Angeles River flood. There have been eight major floods in the Valley since 1861, but the 1938 Los Angeles River Flood was one th
10. Brush fire damage, Park Moderne, Calabasas Brush fire damage, Park Moderne, CalabasasPark Moderne (Calabasas, Calif.); Wildfires; de Swart, JanFrequent fires ravaged the Calabasas area. Here a fire destroyed the brush on Water Tank Hill at the left side of Blue Bird Drive, at the end of the road. This terrible fire was in the early 1940's.
11. Burbank Fire Department, 1927 Burbank Fire Department, 1927Burbank Fire Department (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.); Fire engines; Fire fighters; Fire stationsOn the left is a Moreland hose truck and on the right is a Mack hose truck. Standing on the running board on the Mack truck is Andrew Brent, seated in the white shirt is Fred Clechvary (?), and seated
12. Calabasas brush fire, 1965 Calabasas brush fire, 1965Fire fighters; Fire investigation; FiresFiremen inspect hills after a brush fire in Calabasas, 1965. Black and white photograph, 8 x 10 in.
13. Campus to reopen sign, 1994 Campus to reopen sign, 1994California State University, Northridge; Earthquakes -- California -- Northridge (Los Angeles), January 17, 1994; Earthquakes; Buildings; Universities and colleges; Signs and signboardsA sign on Rosecrown Hall on the California State University, Northridge campus declaring that the spring semester will still occur, 1994. At 4:31 AM on Monday January 17, 1994, the San Fernando Valle
14. Charles LePage oral history interview, 1985 Charles LePage oral history interview, 1985LePage, Charles; Lockheed Aircraft Corporation -- Employees; Housing; Schools; Transportation; Roads -- Design and construction; Floods; Express highways; Smog; Van Nuys Airport; Red Cars (Los Angeles, Calif.); Newspapers; Traffic congestionOral history interview with Charles LePage, conducted November 19, 1985. In the interview, LePage shares some of his remembrances of Canoga Park and the San Fernando Valley including: his work at Lo
15. Dayton Canyon and Bell Canyon fires of October 1982. Dayton Canyon and Bell Canyon fires of October 1982.Wildfires; FiresView seen from Veterans Memorial Park, Sylmar. black and white negative.
16. Disaster Drill at Sylmar Juvenile Hall Disaster Drill at Sylmar Juvenile HallEmergency management; San Fernando (Calif.) -- Earthquake, February 9, 1971; Sylmar (Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles County (Calif.). Probation Dept. Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile HallThe drill was conducted on the 10th anniversary of the 1971 Sylmar earthquake (February 9, 1981). black and white negative.
17. Dorothea Heitz oral history interview, 1985 Dorothea Heitz oral history interview, 1985Heitz, Dorothea; Petroleum industry and trade; Earthquakes; Indians of North America; Hospitals; Traffic congestion; Roads -- design and construction; Weather; Japanese AmericansOral history interview with Dorothea Heitz, conducted November 17, 1985. In the interview, "Granny" Heitz shares some of her remembrances of Santa Barbara and Woodland Hills (formerly Girard) includi
18. Earl Morgan standing in the Verdugo Wash, 1934 Earl Morgan standing in the Verdugo Wash, 1934Morgan, Earl; Verdugo Wash (Los Angeles County, Calif.); FloodsEarl Morgan standing in the Verdugo Wash after the 1927 flood. The walls of the wash collalsed during the torrential storms that caused the Verdugo Wash, Sycamore Canyon, and the Los Angeles River to
19. Earthquake damage at Rancho Los Encinos, 1994 Earthquake damage at Rancho Los Encinos, 1994Adobe houses; De la Osa Adobe (Los Angeles, Calif.); Earthquakes -- California -- Northridge (Los Angeles), January 17, 1994Earthquake damage at Rancho los Encinos to the interior of the De La Osa Adobe. One can see the adobe brick exposed beneath the plaster covered walls. January 1994. Color transparency. 1 x 1.5 in.
20. Earthquake damage at Rancho Los Encinos, 1994 Earthquake damage at Rancho Los Encinos, 1994Adobe houses; De la Osa Adobe (Los Angeles, Calif.); Earthquakes -- California -- Northridge (Los Angeles), January 17, 1994Earthquake damage at Rancho los Encinos to the De La Osa Adobe. January 1994. Color transparency. 1 x 1.5 in.
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