Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
1 image. Tanker explosion, January 19 1953. San Pedro Pacific Avenue and Miraflores District rocked by explosion. (Sleeve reads: A-9697). Supplementary material reads: "Gershon. City desk. Ilus. Tanker explosion. San Pedro's Pacific Avenue and Miralores district were rocked by an explosion which occurred while Robert Hizer, a welder, was welding on the side of the tank truck shown in pic. The blast brought down power lines, shattered glass in nearby windows, and sent shrapnel hurtling through the air. Part of latter punched hole in automobile parked behind truck. No one was seriously hurt, Hizer however was sent to hospital to have ears checked".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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