High tide versus Long Beach Harbor sinking, 1952

11 images. High tide versus Long Beach Harbor sinking, 5 July 1952. General views.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Emery. Date: 1952-07-05. Reporter: Emery, etc. Assignment: High tide vs Long Beach's sinking harbor. 30-31: Ocean water squirting up through crack in asphalt paving beside railroad track on Pier B approach, about two feet below level of 7-foot tide. 42: Looking north toward Long Beach Harbor Commission building on El Embarcadero, showing sand piled as barrier to sea flood. Tops of cars at left background show comparative levels of street and (at right) ocean surface at high tide. 43: East from same spot as #42, showing inundation of old Pier C level by 6.8 ft. tide. Oil wells, city skyline and Navy Landing (at right) in background. 32-33: City workmen sandbagging water's edge at wharf, Pier D, as tide reaches pier level". [... continued]; Caption slip continues: "Photographer: Emery... 47/46: Warehouse on El Embarcadero at left, Long Beach Harbor Commission building in center background. Sand barrier to flood piled almost to eaves of warehouse. Ocean water at right foreground, rising rapidly with two feet to go to 7-foot peak, is held back by thick sand dike. 93/92: Looking north from Berth 18, Pier B, LB Harbor, toward Harbor Commission building at center background, showing sand dike across dock at background and new sandbag barrier at right. Newton Harbor Guard on duty watching near by stored cargoes. 48-49: Looking NE from W bank of LA River mouth at Pier A, showing threatened Palm Beach Park and adjacent area, backgound".

11张图片，均为1952年7月5日高潮位与长滩港（Long Beach Harbor）下沉情况的全景镜头。说明条内容如下：摄影师：埃默里（Emery），拍摄日期：1952-07-05，记录者：埃默里等人，任务主题：高潮位与长滩港下沉港区。30-31号镜头：B码头（Pier B）引桥的铁轨旁，沥青路面裂缝中喷出海水，该位置较7英尺高潮位低约2英尺。42号镜头：向北眺望埃尔恩巴卡德罗路（El Embarcadero）上的长滩港务局大楼（Long Beach Harbor Commission building），可见堆砌的沙土作为防海潮屏障。左侧背景中的车辆车顶可用于对比街道与右侧洋面在高潮位时的高差。43号镜头：与42号镜头同位置向东拍摄，展现6.8英尺高潮位淹没旧C码头（Pier C）平台的场景，背景可见油井、城市天际线与右侧的海军码头（Navy Landing）。32-33号镜头：D码头（Pier D）的码头边缘，市政工人正以沙袋构筑防线抵御潮水，此时潮位已与码头齐平。[……后续内容]；说明条后续内容：摄影师：埃默里……47/46号镜头：左侧为埃尔恩巴卡德罗路的仓库，背景中央为长滩港务局大楼，防海潮沙堤几乎堆至仓库屋檐处。右侧前景的洋面正快速上涨，距7英尺高潮位还差2英尺，由厚实的沙土堤阻挡。93/92号镜头：从长滩港B码头18号泊位向北眺望，背景中央为港务局大楼，可见背景处横跨码头的沙土堤与右侧新建的沙袋防线。牛顿港务警卫（Newton Harbor Guard）正值守在附近堆放的货物旁。48-49号镜头：从洛杉矶河（LA River）河口A码头（Pier A）西岸向东北方向拍摄，展现受威胁的棕榈滩公园及周边区域背景。