Earthquake-damaged facade of the Santa Barbara Mission, 1925

Description: View of the facade of the Santa Barbara Mission following the earthquake. The bell towers are heavily damaged, although the bells remain in place, and the top of the pediment is gone. Rubble from the towers is piled on the plaza in front of the church. The Misison is located at 2201 Laguna Street.
On June 29, 1925 at 6:42 am a major earthquake hit the area of Santa Barbara. It was 19 seconds in duration and registered 6.8 on the Richter magnitude scale. The downtown of Santa Barbara was destroyed, the Sheffield Dam collapsed, and thirteen people died. The facade of the Mission Santa Barbara was severely damaged and lost its statues. Three persons thought to shut off the town electricity and gas, thereby preventing catastrophic fire. The city was rebuilt in a unified Spanish Colonial Revival style in 1925-1929.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Santa Barbara

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
exterior views
Location: Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.438115
Latitude: -119.712959
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Earthquakes--California--Santa Barbara
Missions--California--Santa Barbara

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_2213
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dd580
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