Collapse of steel framework for 1167-foot transit shed of Pier "C" in Long Beach, 1956

Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Emery. Date: 1956-03-16. Reporter: Emery to Driscoll. Assignment: Collapse of steel framework for 1167-ft transit shed on Pier C, Long Beach Harbor (berths 20 & 21). 50/51/46/47/34/35/30/31/48/49/20/21: Northerly half of shed 1167 by 160 feet, 60 feet high, collapsed mysteriously 1:15 pm today, injuring one workman who jumped 20 feet from sagging girder to concrete floor. This bldg. being done under $850,000 contract by H.K. Ferguson Constr. Co. Steelwork started month ago".

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