Quake! Its Effect On Long Beach And Compton California

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Main title "Quake!" shakes in animation; EXCELLENT FOOTAGE OF QUAKE DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION; Map of quake area with arrow pointing out its periphery; Various still photos; Man approaching seismographic station in cabinet, 2 oil derricks in background, pulling out circular graph paper, inspecting it; CU seismograph record; LS huge cloud of black smoke emanating from area of oilfields, derricks visible in bkgd; Pan over derricks; VS damaged and undamaged buildings; Tent to temporarily house church; Long Beach Fire station in tent; Wreckage of Carnegie Library; TITLE: Tho' quakes may quake, readers will read —; HA shot of librarian serving public outside with table, book carts and books piled on chairs; MS kids going thru books on table and cart and looking at camera; Destroyed houses and apartments; Temporary housing in tents; Scenes of destruction in Compton; Damaged hotels and apartments; ruined market and City Hall; Damaged pavement; Realtor doing business outside in ruins of building, sitting under umbrella; Reconstruction – buildings in wooden scaffolding; Workers cleaning off old bricks