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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 29, 1963 reads, "Jack Epperly, co-owner of the Valley Tire Rebuilders, 162 E. Verdugo Ave., Burbank, inspects some of the 2,000 tires which were destroyed Friday when a barrel of paint exploded and started fire in the building. Loss of equipment and supplies, which included three autos in the one-story structure, was estimated at $40,000."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Valley Tire Rebuilders (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Cailf.) Valley Tire Rebuilders (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Cailf.)--Employees Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Fires--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Tires--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Tire industry--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Lost architecture--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Interiors--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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