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Title
1938 - Flood Damage
Contributor
(Photographer)
Contributing Institution
Burbank Public Library
Collection
Around Burbank: Businesses, Homes, and Streets
Rights Information
Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office
Description
A man stands in the mud and debris near Alameda and Olive after a storm as a car drives by. Sanford's Grocery at 3115 W Olive Ave and a gas station are visible. Notes on this photo and another from the same shoot alternately give the year as 1938 and 1947. "Flood damage. Alameda Ave. Burbank where it crosses Olive Ave. 1938"; "File: Storm Drains"; and "Return to Engineering Dept."--back of photo.
Type
Image
Format
nonprojected graphic
7½ x 9½ b&w print
Identifier
islandora:1167
local: cco01091
Subject
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Streets--Automobiles--Floods--Electric lines--Poles and towers--Service stations--Gasoline pumps--1930s
Relation
City Clerk's Office

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