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".本数据集包含11张全景照片，主题为1952年7月5日长滩港（Long Beach Harbor）涨潮与港内沉降的对比场景。随附说明卡载明：“摄影师：Emery；拍摄日期：1952-07-05；记者：Emery等；拍摄任务：涨潮与长滩港沉降对比。” 30-31号照片：展现B码头引桥铁轨旁的场景，海水从沥青路面的裂缝中喷涌而出，水位较7英尺高潮位低约2英尺。 42号照片：朝北拍摄埃尔恩巴卡德罗（El Embarcadero）上的长滩港务局大楼，画面中可见堆砌的沙袋作为防潮屏障。左侧背景中的车辆车顶可用于对比街道与右侧海面在高潮时的水位差。 43号照片：与42号照片同拍摄位置朝东拍摄，展现6.8英尺潮汐淹没旧C码头平台的场景，背景中可见油井、城市天际线与右侧的海军码头（Navy Landing）。 32-33号照片：展现D码头岸线处的场景，市政工人正在水边堆砌沙袋加固岸线，此时潮水已涨至码头高度。 后续补充说明： 47/46号照片：左侧为埃尔恩巴卡德罗的仓库，中景为长滩港务局大楼。防潮沙堤几乎堆至仓库屋檐处。右侧前景的海水正快速上涨，距离7英尺的高潮峰值还差2英尺，被厚重的沙堤阻挡。 93/92号照片：从长滩港B码头18泊位朝北拍摄，背景中央为港务局大楼，画面可见背景处横跨码头的沙堤与右侧新建的沙袋屏障。牛顿港防队（Newton Harbor Guard）在岗值守，看管附近堆放的货物。 48-49号照片：从洛杉矶河河口（LA River mouth）西岸的A码头朝东北方向拍摄，画面背景为受潮汐威胁的棕榈滩公园及周边区域。