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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 4, 1961 partially reads, "Next, they take their foamite hoses into the hot fire area and are just barely visible amid the blanket of foamite the covering truck provides."; See images #00131123 through #00131125 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;16 x 25 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Fire Department--Officials and employees Van Nuys Airport Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Firefighting equipment--California--Los Angeles Fire hose Airports--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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