Title supplied by cataloger. View depicts the near-total destruction of Star Trucking Co., located at 662 S. Mateo Street, the warehouse that was hit by a huge chemical blast. The explosion was caused by a load of corrosive chemicals in the warehouse. Windows and glass shattered in dozens of buildings within several blocks radius of the actual blast. Photograph dated August 18, 1974.
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Image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;20 x 25 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Buildings--Blast effects--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Explosions--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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