California Earthquake

Historic Earthquake Films - Detailing the 1971 Sen Frendando Valley Earthquakes and Details About How Earthquakes Work and How We Can Build to Prevent Damage From California Earthquakes
$12.95
Earthquakes and man's attempts to saefly live with these unpredictible and destructive events has been a lifelong search. This collection of two films takes you on an in depth look at the San Fernando Valley earthquake of 1971 and looks at how men are fighting back at earthquakes with new construction techniques. The run time of this collection is 56 minutes and is comprised of the following films: The first film is titled Earthquate and was released in 1973 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This film portrays San Fernando Valley earthquake of Feb. 1971 in Sylmar, California. It includes great footage of the disaster, rescue operations and detailed reporting of actual events during and after the event. The second film is titled Men, Steel and Earthquakes from the 1960s. It was produced by Bethlehem Steel Corp. This film examines how seismic forces are measured and why some buildings collapse during an earthquake, while others receive little or no damage. It makes good use of animated drawings to show the way an earthquake works to cause effects at the surface and shows the actual destruction caused by earthquakes in detail. It also details best practices building techniques to build a secure earthquake resistant building.

Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide
$18.00
For anyone in California, or anyone interested in earthquakes in general, this book should be a must read. Hough's description of the causes and problems created by earthquakes is concise, well written and gives something of the flavor of the regions discussed.

It is difficult to make a complex science accessible to most folks, but this book can do it for many issues relating to California quakes!

St. Louis Globe-Democrat March 19, 1925 Southern Illinois Tornado Results in 3251 Killed or Injured / The Call-Chronicle-Examiner April 19, 1906 Earthquake and Fire: San Francisco California in Ruins (News Reprint)
$24.95
St. Louis Globe-Democrat March 19, 1925 Southern Illinois Tornado Results in 3251 Killed or Injured / The Call-Chronicle-Examiner April 19, 1906 Earthquake and Fire: San Francisco California in Ruins (News Reprint -- one on each side)

Long-Beach California Earth-Quake Stevenson 1933
$17.00
A Page And Reverse Side As Shown Taken From The ILlustration Newspaper Of 1933. A Weekly Newspaper Published In Paris. It Was Founded By Edouard Charton; The First Issue Was Published On March 4Th 1843. Size Of Each Page Is Approx 15 X 11 Inches (380X280)All Are Genuine Prints And Not Reproductions. Please Check Image Carefully For The Condition Of These Prints.