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Courthouse, Library, and other buildings damaged by 1952 earthquake--Post-1952 Earthquake, Bakersfield, California--extended…

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Title
Courthouse, Library, and other buildings damaged by 1952 earthquake--Post-1952 Earthquake, Bakersfield, California--extended version
Date Created
1959
Description
Demolition of old Courthouse
old Library
Tents used for county offices
Kern wildflowers, mountains
Construction of new City Hall and Library, moving the library's School Department
new Beale Memorial, and Taft Branch Libraries, Library Reading rooms, Young Adult department
Staff Christmas party
Bookmobile
Bakersfield Temporary Library Building
various other Kern County Libraries, communities, post-earthquake footage.
Item or Container Annotation
Note on original container: Bakersfield, Kern County, California Post 1952 earthquake courthouse, library, reconstruction Beale and Taft openings, staff christmas party and bookmobile services.
Creators and Contributors
Creator: Wilson, Eleanor
Subject Topic
Earthquakes--California--History
Libraries--California--History
Time Period
1952 to 1959
Language
English

Media type
Moving Image
Format
VHS
Extent
1 Tape
Generation
Copy
Copyright Statement
Public domain. No restrictions on use.
Country of Creation
United States
Source Institution
Kern County Library
Call Number
979.488 VHS
Link to Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/cbak_000017
Additional Technical Notes for item
8 mm film transferred to video with funding provided by the Kern County Library Foundation.