STEREOVIEWS DOCUMENTING 1925 SANTA BARBARA EARTHQUAKE

Pair of silver gelatin stereoviews documenting the aftermath of the Santa Barbara earthquake, photographed and published by B. D. Jackson, Glendale, California, June 29, 1925. Each on cardstock mount with series title "Southern California Scenes," view title, and Jackson's 710 East Elk Avenue imprint to mount rectos.

1. 517 - M.E. Church - Santa Barbara earthquake - June 29, 1925. 

Shows the heavily damaged Methodist Episcopal Church which lost its facade. 

2. 518 - San Marcos building - Santa Barbara earthquake - June 29, 1925. 

A dramatic perspective of the catastrophic shear-wall failure and interior exposure of the San Marcos Building, with rescue workers, onlookers, and heavy equipment maneuvering through the mountain of rubble in the foreground.

Historically compelling pair of 1925 stereoviews documenting the severe structural destruction caused by the 6.8 magnitude Santa Barbara earthquake that struck the Central Coast of California on the morning of 29 June, 1925.

Bradford "Dan" Jackson (c. 1850–1937) was a Southern California commercial and documentary photographer recognized for his stereographs and postcards capturing regional expansion, landscapes, and natural disasters. Operating out of Pomona, Pasadena, and Glendale under his Southern California Scenes imprint, Jackson left studio portraiture to focus on field work, documenting key historic events, including the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake and the 1934 Montrose–La Crescenta flood. The Huntington Library and the Glendora Historical Society now preserve his extensive output of over 4,800 negatives and stereo prints.

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The photographic prints exhibit outstanding contrast, rich tonal balance, and sharp detail throughout. The mounts remain clean with sharp corners and no significant creasing or surface wear.