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Title: Large fire to Belmont building
Creator: Long Beach (Calif.). Fire Department
Date Created and/or Issued: 11/21/1964
Contributing Institution: Long Beach Public Library
Collection: Long Beach Photos
Rights Information: For information about copyright and ordering images from the LBPL Digital Archive, see https://www.longbeach.gov/library/research/long-beach-history-and-special-collections/
Description: This night image shows the Long Beach firefighters putting out a fire at a Belmont building. The firefighter uses a hook and ladder on the fire truck, aiming water at the burning blaze. Streams of water from the new snorkel fire truck and from hose lines on the ground pour into the flaming Belmont furniture store at Sixth Street and Alamitos Avenue, owned by John Silverman. The fire truck is identified as "153719." (ln) DATE NOTES: November 21, 1964. ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10", black and white glossy print. NEGATIVE: No. KEYWORDS: Emergencies, rescue, St., Ave.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Identifier: LBPL_2096.tif
http://lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17164coll3/id/5234
Subject: Buildings
Relation: Fire Department, 1960"s

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