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Mexico City Earthquake 1985

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1. cel00003.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Collapsed General Hospital. 1985. ID. Celebi, M.  3ct
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2. cel00004.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Undamaged stone masonry of a church near Hospital Suarez. 1985. ID. Celebi, M.  4ct
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3. cel00005.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Damaged Social Security Hospital. 1985. ID. Celebi, M.  5ct
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4. cel00006.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Collapsed and damaged upper floors of the Ministry of Telecommunications building. 1985. See photo cel0007 for view of the other side of this building. ID. Celebi, M.  6ct
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5. cel00007.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Collapsed and damaged upper floors of the Ministry of Telecommunications building. 1985. See photo cel0006 for view of the other side of this building. ID. Celebi, M.  7ct
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6. cel00008.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Some damage to the multi-storied mural on the Ministry of Telecommunications and Transportation building. 1985. ID. Celebi, M.  8ct
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7. cel00009.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Collapsed upper stories and construction equipment at work at the Ministry of Telecommunications and Transportation building. 1985. ID. Celebi, M.  9ct
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8. cel00010.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Collapsed upper stories of the Ministry of Telecommunications and Transportation building. 1985. ID. Celebi, M. 10ct
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9. cel00012.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. The top floors of this eight-story building collapsed because of pounding against the next building. 1985. ID. Celebi, M. 12ct
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10. cel00013.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Collapsed eight-story building. 1985. ID. Celebi, M. 13ct
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11. cel00014.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. The top floors of the Hotel Continental collapsed. ID. Celebi, M. 14ct
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12. cel00016.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Part of the wreckage of a collapsed 21-story tower, one of three steel-constructed towers in the Pina Suarez Apartment Complex. 1985. ID. Celebi, M. 16ct
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13. cel00018.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Wreckage of a twenty-one-story steel-constructed building in the Pina Suarez Apartment Complex. 1985. ID. Celebi, M. 18ct
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14. cel00019.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Wreckage of a twenty-one-story apartment tower that collapsed at the Pina Suarez Apartment Complex. 1985. ID. Celebi, M. 19ct
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15. cel00020.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Apparently minor damage to a building across from the Pina Suarez Apartment Complex. 1985. ID. Celebi, M. 20ct
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16. cel00024.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Eight-story frame structure with brick infill walls broken in two. The foundation also came off. ID. Celebi, M. 24ct
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17. cel00027.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Eight-story building that collapsed due to insufficient detailing of connections and pounding against the next building. 1985. ID. Celebi, M. 27ct
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18. cel00031.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Building damaged by pounding against the next building. 1985. ID. Celebi, M. 31ct
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19. cel00032.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Nuevo Leon fifteen-story reinforced concrete structure. Part of the building was only slightly damaged, while another part of it collapsed. 1985. Photos cel00032 through cel00034 provide a sequence of views. ID. Celebi, M. 32
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20. cel00033.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Nuevo Leon fifteen-story reinforced concrete structure. Part of the building was only slightly damaged, while another part of it collapsed. 1985. Photos cel00032 through cel00034 provide a sequence of views. ID. Celebi, M. 33
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21. cel00034.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Nuevo Leon fifteen-story reinforced concrete structure. Part of the building was only slightly damaged, while another part of it collapsed. 1985. Photos cel00032 through cel00034 provide a sequence of views. ID. Celebi, M. 34
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22. cel00037.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Destruction of the Urbana Suarez Apartment Complex. 1985. Photos cel00037 through cel00040 provide different views; photo cel00040 shows the completely collapsed building. ID. Celebi, M. 37ct
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23. cel00038.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Destruction of the Urbana Suarez Apartment Complex. 1985. Photos cel00037 through cel00040 provide different views; photo cel00040 shows the completely collapsed building. ID. Celebi, M. 38ct
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24. cel00039.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Destruction of the Urbana Suarez Apartment Complex. 1985. Photos cel00037 through cel00040 provide different views; photo cel00040 shows the completely collapsed building. ID. Celebi, M. 39ct
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25. cel00040.gif Mexico City Earthquake, September 19, 1985. Urbana Suarez Apartment Complex completely collapsed. 1985. Photos cel00037 through cel00040 provide different views. ID. Celebi, M. 40ct
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