File:St.Joseph'sSeminary Los Altos USGS.jpg
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Summary
| Description | 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Photograph of a collapsed five-story tower, St. Joseph's Seminary, Los Altos, California. One person, Curtis Lee Currin, working in the tower was killed. |
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| Source | [1], also seen at lower resolution at [2] |
| Author | H.G. Wilshire, United States Geological Survey |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
"Feel free to use any of these images but please cite the photographer and the U.S. Geological Survey." |
| Other versions | http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-29/thumbs/042tn.gif |
Notes
- After the earthquake, the seminary analyzed the safety of the surrounding college buildings and decided to demolish the whole campus. In 1991, after attempting to hold classes elsewhere, the school closed permanently.
- Here's a picture of the tower in 1963.
- And more photos.
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This image is in the public domain in the United States because it only contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy.
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| current | 17:50, 16 October 2009 | | 3,606 × 2,376 (10.38 MB) | Infrogmation | High res version via http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/show_picture.cgi?ID=ID.%20Wilshire,%20H.G.%2012ct |
| 22:25, 6 May 2008 |  | 759 × 512 (71 KB) | Binksternet | {{Information |Description=photograph of a collapsed five-story tower, St. Joseph's Seminary, Los Altos, California. One person working in tower was killed. |Source=http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-29/web_pages/los_altos.html |Date=October 1989 |Author=H. |
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