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Title
Jaws to the rescue
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Creator
Chinn, Paul
Date Created and/or Issued
1985
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated October 14, 1985 reads, "Los Angeles city firefighters use the 'Jaws of Life' to extricate the victim of a wreck, which occurred when the car, going from the westbound Santa Monica Freeway to the northbound Harbor Freeway, hit a water barrier at the transition. There were injuries to both occupants of the car, according to a California Highway Patrolman at the scene."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 36 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00094977
Herald Examiner Collection
HE_b004_f3_i43
CARL0005051741
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/32924
Subject
Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles
Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles
Vehicle extrication--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles
Allied health personnel--California--Los Angeles
Express highways--California, Southern
Debris--California--Los Angeles
Interstate 10
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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