The San Francisco Call: L.A. Flood Death Toll Reaches 123, 3-13-1928.

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St. Francis Dam Disaster.
The San Francisco Call (newspaper),
San Francisco, California.
Tuesday, March 13, 1928.

L.A. FLOOD DEATH TOLL REACHES 123.
NEW TOWNS PERILED IN COLLAPSE OF DAM AS 500 FEARED LOST.

As can be seen in this San Francisco newspaper from March 13, 1928, the St. Francis Dam disaster was big news and made huge banner headlines all over the country when first reported in the press. Today this second largest disaster in California history is mostly forgotten in the rest of the country but well remembered in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Newspaper images: 9600 dpi jpeg of 300 dpi jpg of original newspaper from the collection of Alan Pollack

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