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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 8, 1961 reads, "The Van Nuys intersection of Oxnard street and Ethel avenue became the scene of a geyser-type eruption Monday afternoon when heat cause [sic] the concrete roadway to expand, breaking a valve of an eight inch water pipeline. Department of Water and Power employes [sic] battled the showers for nearly two hours until the water was shut off."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Pipeline failures--California--Los Angeles Pipelines--Accidents--California--Los Angeles Floods--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Spectators--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Barricades--California--Los Angeles Street signs--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Signal lights Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Ethel Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Oxnard Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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