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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The fires at Lake Sherwood were preceded by fires in the Malibu area that broke out December 26, 1956 and raged throughout the Santa Monica Mountains from Paradise Cove and Escondido Canyon all the way to the Mulholland Highway near Seminole Hot Springs and Malibu Lake. Just days apart, two more fires were started in the Las Flores Canyon area, to the east, and Lake Sherwood, to the west. Photograph caption dated December 29, 1956 reads, "Helmeted John Durbin, 20, volunteer fireman from nearby Thousand Oaks, carries patio chair from plush $32,500 Lake Sherwood home of Mrs. Jean Robison. Flames fueled by escaping butane gas burned all night. Hoover home was across road and was first hit by blaze as flames moved inland from Triunfo Ranch, one-quarter mile south of Ventura boulevard near Thousand Oaks."; See images #00114899 and #00114934 through #00114935 for all photos in this series.
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Fires--California--Ventura County Volunteer fire fighters--California--Ventura County Men--California--Ventura County Dwellings--California--Ventura County Lost architecture--California--Ventura County Adirondack chairs--California--Ventura County Lake Sherwood (Ventura County, Calif.) Ventura County (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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