Dachshund's barks save man sleeping in blazing S. F. home
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph caption dated February 18, 1950 reads, "His best friend - Four-year-old dashshund [sic] Jama barked hysterically to rouse her master, Jack Stallings, when fire broke out in his home at 1129 Lucas St., San Fernando. The pup was credited with saving the house and perhaps Stallings' life."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Dwellings--California--San Fernando Dogs--California--San Fernando Pets--California--San Fernando Men--California--San Fernando Dog owners--California--San Fernando Fires--California--San Fernando Dachshunds San Fernando (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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