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Photograph caption dated July 22, 1959 reads, "Officer Sam Yarvitz looks over Van Nuys City Hall main heating boiler that blew up in face of fellow officer Stanley J. Swinston when he tried to find out why there was no hot water in jail or kitchen at about 4 a.m. today. Maintenance personnel say pilot light failure caused accumulation of gas fumes in boiler's fire box."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Valley Municipal Building Men--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Explosions--California--Los Angeles Accident investigation--California--Los Angeles Boilers City halls--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Public buildings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Interiors--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Schabarum, Peter K
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