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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 26, 1963 partially reads, "A heat wave isn't all blister and boil, as the picture...shows. The mercury could go up to 113, but the ice-encased food lockers at the Burbank Locker Service are not affected. Here, an employe [sic] must glove his hand before reaching for the thermometer which shows it's only 14 degrees in the locker."; See images #00127884 through #00127886 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Cold-storage lockers--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Thermometers--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Frost--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Gloves--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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