Identifier	uaa-hmc-0427-9
Collection Name	Kenneth J. Huseby photographs, 1964. UAA-HMC-0427
Title	4th Ave
Description	Title taken from verso. View of destruction along Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, looking east after the March 27, 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. Signs include "Bar D&D Cafe" Sportsman's Club""Frisco Cafe", "Mac's Foto", "Scandianavian Club Bar", "The Hunter Bar", "Sam's Liquor Store", "Pioneer Loans", "BJ's Billiards", plus other signs further down the street. Banner hanging over street reads "AMU Theater presents Our Town March 25-28". Image reveals 4th Avenue sunk, people walking, boxes on the street, automobiles, street lights, a flag, with the McKay Building in the background.
Creator	United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Required citation	Kenneth J. Huseby photographs, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Subject.TGM	Earthquakes Streets Stores & shops People Automobiles Electric lines Lampposts Signs (Notices) Restaurants Bars Liquor stores Billiard parlors Pawnshops Photography stores
Subject.LCSH	Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964
Corporate Name	D & D Bar and Cafe (Anchorage, Alaska) Sportsman's Club (Anchorage, Alaska) Frisco Cafe (Anchorage, Alaska) Scandinavian Club Bar (Anchorage, Alaska) Hunter Bar (Anchorage, Alaska) Sam's Liquor Store (Anchorage, Alaska) Mac's Foto (Anchorage, Alaska) Pioneer Loan Co. (Anchorage, Alaska) BJ's Billiards (Anchorage, Alaska)
Region	Southcentral Alaska
Time Period	1959 and later
Date.original	1964
Type	Image (Photographs)
Related Materials	https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-0427
Ordering & Use	https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/online-materials/
Holding Institution	University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections. 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508, 1-907-786-1849. mailto:archives@uaa.alaska.edu
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4th Ave

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