Print, Photographic : 1993-484

Accession#:

1993-484

Title:

Houses under Siege

Date:

1983

Catalog Date:

08/16/2003

Category:

8: Communication Artifact

Classification:

Disasters
Storms
Neighborhoods
Calles

Collection:

SBHS

Description:

A color photograph of a gray shingled house with a deck, on the right.behind it to the left can be seen the deck of another, darker house and behind that the roof line and windows of yet another house. Beyond that is a dark structure that appears to be a retaining wall. There is white wave froth coming from the ocean on the left of the picture and the sand underneath the houses is wet.

Event:

Storms of 1983

Film Size:

35 mm

Medium:

Photographic Paper

Notes:

The house in the foreground is at the end of Calle del Sierra (see #483) the deck visible behind it is that of the Von Kuglegan house and the house behind that is Syd Boyle's (see #482). This photo was taken at low tide. At high tide during this period of time the water would go under (or over) all the beachfront houses.

Also see slides 93 through 114 for similar photos.

Object ID:

1993-484

Object Name:

Print, Photographic

Place:

Neighborhoods/Calles/end of Calle del Sierra

Print Size:

3 1/2 x 5

Source:

Spangle

Subjects:

Disasters (Storms)
Neighborhood-Calles and Patios

Year Range from:

1983

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1983 Storms