View of the aftermath from a major automobile accident on 5th Street, outside of Central Library. Photograph caption dated July 21, 1983 reads, "An LAPD, pipe in hand, ponders the mess on Fifth Street near Hope after a truck loaded with Scientology books by L. Ron Hubbard failed to make a turn and crashed through a wall before overturning yesterday. The driver of the truck managed to jump from the vehicle and escaped injury. No other vehicles were involved."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Public Library Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Libraries--California--Los Angeles Fifth Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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