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Title: Car blast sets garage ablaze
Alternative Title: Valley Times Photo Collection;
Contributor: This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued: 1957
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
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Description: Photograph caption dated October 24, 1957 reads, "Explosion wrecks Pacoima garage - Firemen wash down gasoline after explosion and flash fire which damaged four cars at Pacoima garage, 10872 Ralston Ave. Sparks from starter ignited convertible top and flames spread to car's gas tank. Damage was estimated at $2,000."
Type: Image
Format: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 14 x 16 cm.
Identifier: 00155277
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_ d059_ f14_ i33
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/128977
Subject: Automobile repair shops
Automobiles, Convertible
Automobiles
Fire fighters
Fire extinction
Explosions
Police
Rubble
Shovels
Men
Pacoima (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period: 1951-1960

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