Looking north from foot of 53rd Avenue, Los Angeles County, 1940

Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) looking north from foot of 53rd Avenue, Los Angeles County. Beach is building up here, account new rock jetty for Ballona Creek Channel at 60th Avenue. This was the result of a 6.2 tide on 9 January 1940 accompanied by heavy ground swells and 30 foot breakers which did considerable damage to piers and ocean front property between Newport Beach and Malibu. Also visible are: beach, oil derricks, a few buildings, walkway, street lights, birds, ocean. No legible signs.

本照片为工程笔记冲印件，拍摄于洛杉矶县第53大道南端，朝北方取景。此处海滩正处于淤积过程中，系第60大道处为巴洛纳溪航道（Ballona Creek Channel）新建的岩石防波堤所引发。该场景源自1940年1月9日的6.2英尺高潮位，伴随强烈的近岸涌浪与30英尺高的碎浪，此次灾害对纽波特海滩（Newport Beach）至马里布（Malibu）之间的码头及滨海物业造成了严重损毁。画面中还可见海滩、石油钻井架、少量建筑、步道、路灯、海鸟与海洋，无清晰可辨的标识标牌。