Larry Dorn climbs hill where crack threatens his home, in background, and 11 others
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Brich, George
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
The original photograph has a vertical crease on the left side of the picture. Photograph caption dated February 16, 1962 reads "Residents on Longview Valley Road were forced to evacuate as rains caused crack to widen." The article partially reads "A dozen Sherman Oaks homes have been evacuated in the face of a threatened flooding of a high-pressure water main."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Earth movements--California--Los Angeles Roofs--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Brush--California--Los Angeles Fences--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Backyards--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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