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Original photograph has several vertical lines across the picture. Photograph caption dated April 16, 1963 reads "Firemen hose down Sepulveda Blvd. after a high-pressure gas line ruptured near the intersection of Sepulveda and Dickens St. in Sherman Oaks. Traffic had to be detoured for 11 hours before the line was repaired at 4:10 a.m. today. Police said a contractor's digging operations apparently caused the split in the gas line. About a mile section of the line had to be cleared of fumes after valves were shut off so the breaks could be welded safely."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Fire helmets--California--Los Angeles Gas leakage--California--Los Angeles Fire hose Stores & shops--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Storefronts--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Sidewalks--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Signs and signboards--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Sepulveda Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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