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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 2, 1955 reads "His call saves man." The article partially reads "The alarm was given by Vic Damus, operator of a market next door to Burke's pharmacy." Mr. Damus noticed that his neighbor's pharmacy was closed at an odd time. He called the man's landlord and found an unvented gas heater burning. Two men died and one survived.; See images #00141639 through #00141640 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--San Fernando Valley Businessmen--California--San Fernando Valley Lifesaving--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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