Tidal wave damage
Collection Name
Alaska Earthquake Archives Committee Collection Vertical File Photograph Collections--Earthquakes
Identifier
UAF-1972-153-58
Title
Tidal wave damage
Description
Title from verso .Full comments from verso read : "HQ AAC -- TIDAL WAVE DAMAGE -- Inrushing seas at Seward , Alaska , following the Good Friday earthquake , accounted for more damage than the 'quake itself . Here, a gigantic 200 ton diesel switch engine of the Alaska Railroad lies on its side more than 200 feet from its original position on tracks near the shore. " Photograph of a railroad engine damaged by the tsunami resulting from the 1964 earthquake .
Creator
United States. Air Force
Subject.TGM
Earthquakes Tidal waves Railroads Railroad cars Railroad accidents Diesel locomotives Engines
Subject.LCSH
Tsunamis Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964
Corporate Name
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Location
Seward (Alaska)
Region
Southcentral Alaska
Time Period
1959 and later
Date
1964/03/27
Type
Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use
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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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