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Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 3, 1955 reads "Firemen pull hose to north crest of Mint Canyon as 300-acre grass and brush fire sweeps into Fitch Canyon. A fireman and two juvenile camp crew members nearly lost their lives when fire destroyed their hose line and encircled them."; See images #00143218 through #00143219 for all photos in this series.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Identifier
00143219 Valley Times Collection HCNVT_d052_f7_i18 CARL0005787226 http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/71524
Subject
Men--California--Santa Clarita Fire fighters--California--Santa Clarita Fires--California--Santa Clarita Smoke--California--Santa Clarita Brush--California--Santa Clarita Hose--California--Santa Clarita Mint Canyon (Santa Clarita, Calif.) Santa Clarita (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs