Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated November 26, 1949 reads, "A terrific explosion tore away the wall of this apartment house at 1290 South Citrus Avenue today. The blast rocked the Wilshire district like an earthquake. Four persons were injured, one seriously."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;24 x 19 cm. on sheet 26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Explosions--California--Los Angeles Buildings--Blast effects--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Apartment houses--California--Los Angeles Apartments--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Mid-City (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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