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Photograph caption dated March 24, 1958 reads "Shown above is rear section of Byrnes home at 14423 Mulholland Dr. where rocks and shale has (sic) already started to gradually slide down. J. J. Byrnes and his family were forced to evacuate over weekend along with next door neighbor, William Noble, principal of Van Nuys High School." The article partially reads "Two homes in the Mulholland Drive section of Sherman Oaks have been evacuated because of a landslide peril which threatens to send tons of earth raining down on top of them."; See images #00126783 through #00126784 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Rockslides--California--Los Angeles Rocks--California--Los Angeles Shale--California--Los Angeles Earth movements--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Backyards--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Dwellings--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Roofs--California--Los Angeles Brush--California--Los Angeles Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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