Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated January 8, 1946 reads, "A section of the New Plastic Corp. plant at 1037 North Sycamore avenue, Hollywood, is shown today, a mass of debris, after it was shattered by a mystery explosion early today. The blast was heard in downtown Los Angeles."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;19 x 24 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Explosions--California--Los Angeles Plastics industry and trade--California--Los Angeles Buildings--Blast effects--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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