Striking damage photos reveal how 6.4 earthquake became California's 2nd deadliest

On a recent trip to the flea market, one of the vendors approached me to ask if I'd be interested in a photo album with pictures of the 1933 Los Angeles Area earthquake. I may have seen some images from this quake over the years. But, I never knew anything about it. The album appears to have been put together by an engineer. It's pretty crudely assembled. The captions, which I've included in the slideshow, give a little technical background about what happened to the structures shown. While I usually purchase San Francisco historical memorabilia, I was intrigued by the album.