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Tangshan, China, Earthquake July 28, 1976

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1. eib00305.gif Tangshan, China, Earthquake July 28, 1976. The Tangshan People's Bank, a four- story concrete and brick building, collapsed completely during the earthquake. July 28, 1976. Portion of Figure 2, page 107, Earthquake Information Bulletin, v.11, no.3. ID. Earthquake Information Bulletin 305
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2. eib00306.gif Tangshan, China, Earthquake July 28, 1976. The Chengli Bridge in Tangshan crumpled during the earthquake. Portion of Figure 3, page 108, Earthquake Information Bulletin, v.11, no.3. ID. Earthquake Information Bulletin 306
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3. eib00541.gif Tangshan, China, Earthquake July 28, 1976. Devastation in Tangshan after the earthquake. A few tents and temporary shelters can be seen among the debris. Photo from Hebei Provincial Seismological Bureau, 1976. Page 103, Earthquake Information Bulletin, v.15, no.3. ID. Earthquake Information Bulletin 541
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4. eib00542.gif Tangshan, China, Earthquake July 28, 1976. Row of trees along the Jixiang Road offset 5 feet by right slip on the fault. Because of the scientific significance, the site is now protected by an iron fence built by the Hebei Provincial Seismological Bureau. Photo by R.E. Wallace, September 1982. Page 104 (upper photo), Earthquake Information Bulletin, v.15. no.3. ID. Earthquake Information Bulletin 542
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5. eib00543.gif Tangshan, China, Earthquake July 28, 1976. Road at Tangshan No. 10 Middle School offset by displacement on the fault. Photo by R.E. Wallace, September 1982. Page 104 (lower photo), Earthquake Information Bulletin, v.15, no.3. ID. Earthquake Information Bulletin 543
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6. eib00544.gif Tangshan, China, Earthquake July 28, 1976. Damage at Tangshan Rolling Stock Plant. This site is being preserved as a record of the destructive forces of earthquakes. Photo by R.E. Wallace, September 1982. Page 105, Earthquake Information Bulletin, v.15, no.3. ID. Earthquake Information Bulletin 544
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7. eib00545.gif Tangshan, China, Earthquake July 28, 1976. Damage to the library of the Hebei Mine Smelting Institute. This building is being preserved as a record of what happened in the 1976 earthquake. Photo by R.E. Wallace, September 1982. Page 106, Earthquake Information Bulletin, v.15, no.3. ID. Earthquake Information Bulletin 545
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