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Photograph caption dated October 27, 1959 reads, "Firemen inspect damage to Burbank apartment house whcih [sic] was flooded when auto sheared off hydrant sending geyser onto roof. Accumulated water collapsed roof, sending flood into apartments. Eleven were left homeless."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Floods--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Dwellings--Flood damage--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Dwellings--Inspection--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Dwellings--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Apartment houses--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Hydrants--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Hydrants--Accidents--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Police--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Fire fighters--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Debris--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Loaders (Machines)--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Police vehicles--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Trees--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Streets--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Night photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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