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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 12, 1963 reads, "Four borate bombers joined some 350 men Wednesday in battling three Griffith Park fires. In photo, a bomber drops the chemical on a fire hot spot. The blaze was stopped before it spread to the zoo and nearby homes."; See images #00119012 through #00119014 for all photos in this series.
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image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fires--California--Los Angeles Airtankers (Forest fire control)--California--Los Angeles Airplanes--Fires and fire prevention--California--Los Angeles Airplanes--California--Los Angeles Mountains--California, Southern Trees--California--Los Angeles Brush--California--Los Angeles Parks--California--Los Angeles Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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