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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated April 17, 1964 reads, "Martin Levin, 50, is carried from his fire-gutted apartment on a stretcher with Los Angeles Fireman John Michelangelo hovering over him, after being trapped by a wall of flames. Rescue unit 39 attended Levin, 14340 Addison St., Van Nuys, late yesterday. Cause of the fire is yet undetermined."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fires--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Fires--Casualties--California--Los Angeles Wounds and injuries--California--Los Angeles Emergency medical personnel--California--Los Angeles Emergency medical services--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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