Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated June 14, 1947 reads, "The arrow points to a wall of the home of Terry Etherton, 22, at 1657 West Thirty-eighth street, which was torn open by a gas explosion that rocked the entire district. Etherton was rushed to the hospital with sever burns."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;20 x 24 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Debris--California--Los Angeles Explosions--California--Los Angeles Gas-pipes--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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