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Title
The rains came and so did accidents
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
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
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 November 9, 1964 reads, "Valley smashup - Eight cars tangled in this accident on the westbound Ventura Freeway at 6 a.m. today near Griffith Park in Burbank. Four injured were taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank. Police blamed slick surfaces for the accident. Traffic was tied up nearly 1 1/2 hours."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00112375
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d013_f16_i32
CARL0005271649
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/46528
Subject
Traffic accident victims--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Traffic accidents--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Thunderstorms--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Automobiles--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Storms--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Trucks--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Express highways--California, Southern
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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