Crescent City (Calif.)

An additional copy of the book "Dark Disaster" by Wallace Griffin.

The book "Dark Disaster" by Wallace Griffin.

Del Norte County travel guides and maps contains brochures, pamphlets, and various maps of Del Norte County, Crescent City, the north coast of California, and adjacent areas. Materials include cycling routes, recreation advertisements, camping destinations, parks guides, and visitors guides.

The materials pertain to Donald McClure, a casualty of the tsunami that struck Crescent City, CA in 1964. Materials include images of the destruction the tsunami caused, several handwritten notes, a newspaper article regarding the tsunami.

A series of images from the Crescent City tsunami of 1964 retrieved from the Del Norte County Historical Society. The materials include correspondence between Mr. Powers and the Historical Society concerning the photographs..

The historical records and firsthand accounts contain Mr. Powers' summary of Frank Boynton's experience in the 1964 Tsunami in Crescent City, California, and photocopies of three documents containing Del Norte County history starting in the mid-19th century.

A series of images from the Crescent City tsunami of 1964 retrieved from the Del Norte County Historical Society. Materials also contain a release form from the Del Norte Historical Society granting permission to use specific photographs and signed by Mr. Powers.

The materials relate to the earthquake originating in Anchorage, Alaska that caused the tsunami in Crescent City and stories about the damage. Powers has designated and ordered the reports by type. These types include clean up, politics, ham radio, gasoline, security, and fires.

The series contains materials related to Dennis Powers' historical research and the writing of the book “The Raging Sea." The materials include papers concerning the publication and the promotion for the book. “The Raging Sea" was published in 2005.