Today is the 85th anniversary of the collapse of the St. Francis dam, which killed over 450 people and ruined the career of William Mulholland. The L.A. Times ran a terrific photo essay in today's edition. Here are a sample of the photos:
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There are a bunch more pictures and a complete story of the event here:
http://framework.latimes.com/2013/03...m-collapse/#/0
Note: If you place your cursor on the center right edge of the photos, you can click to the following photo