Mt. McKinley building, Anchorage.
Collection Name
Alaska Earthquake Archives Committee Collection
Identifier
UAF-1972-153-54
Title
Mt . McKinley building , Anchorage .
Description
Title taken from back of photo . "HQ [Headquaters] AAC [Alaskan Air Command] -- 'X ' Marks the spot -- Anchorage's Mt . McKinley building [later known as the McKay Building] shows the common 'X ' shaped cracks that marred many Alaskan buildings , caused by the Good Friday earthquake . The 'X ' shaped fracture lines are a common occurance during earthquakes and have been noted many times before , throughout the world where 'quakes have damaged buildings . (Air Force Photo) ". [This building is identified in UAF-1972-152-54 as an "L " Street apartment.]
Creator
United States. Air Force
Subject.TGM
Earthquakes Office buildings Banks Marks (Symbols)
Subject.LCSH
Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964
Corporate Name
Mt. McKinley Building (Anchorage, Alaska)
Location
Anchorage (Alaska)
Region
Southcentral Alaska
Time Period
1959 and later
Date
1964/03/28
Type
Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use
For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution
Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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