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Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives in Library Special Collections

This guide describes how to access and use the Los Angeles Photographic Archives collection and includes a selection of photographs that showcase various subjects in Southern California.

Weather phenomena

Earthquake

Damaged buildings after earthquake and fire, San Francisco, 1906

Wildfire

Night scene of wild fire burning along Ventura Freeway in Glendale, 1988

Hail

Accumulation of hail along street in Santa Monica, Calif., 1981

Flood

Actress Lona Andre navigating a rowboat through the flooded streets of Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, 1933

Lightning

Lightning storm over Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1986

Mudslide

Mud and car in garage or living room after mudslide, Los Angeles, 1969