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St. Francis Dam Disaster
Los Angeles Examiner
Los Angeles, California | Wednesday, March 14, 1928.
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233 BELIEVED DEAD
50-MILE AREA SWEPT CLEAN OF ORCHARDS AND HOMES The St. Francis Dam collapsed at 11:57 1/2 pm on March 12, 1928. As such, due to reporting deadlines, the first reports of the disaster appeared in most evening newspaper editions in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the country on March 13. Therefore, this March 14, 1928 edition of the Los Angeles Examiner represents the second day of reporting on the dam disaster. There were multiple editions of the newspaper published on March 14, each with variations of different headlines, and each reflecting a growing death toll. Newspaper images: 9600 dpi jpeg of 300 dpi jpg of original newspaper from the collection of Alan Pollack |
LA Examiner 3-13-28 1st Edition
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