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Photograph was edited for publication purposes; Photograph was reversed in publication. Photograph caption dated April 9, 1964 reads, "Firemen spray the hulk of a 5,000-gallon gasoline tanker that overturned in Lincoln Heights this morning, sending rivers of flame down nearby streets and gutters. The driver was burned when he went to the rescue of a pedestrian."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fires--California--Lincoln Heights (Los Angeles) Tank truck accidents--California--Los Angeles Flammable liquids--Accidents--California--Los Angeles Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Tank trucks--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--Lincoln Heights (Los Angeles) Electric lines--Poles and towers Streets--California--Lincoln Heights (Los Angeles) Lincoln Heights (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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