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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 4, 1958 reads, "Fire in McClure Canyon boils up on horizon behind new tract of homes in Burbank. Nearly 150 firemen battled 150 acre blaze for 10 hours before bringing it under control. No homes were threatened. First Asst. Chief Roland Percy was in command of fire crews who are still cold-trailing today."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fires--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Mountains--California, Southern Dwellings--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Electric lines--Poles and towers Verdugo Mountains (Calif.) Los Angeles County (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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