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Title
Three families lived here
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
Date Created and/or Issued
1959
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
The caption refers to the Laurel Canyon fires that broke out on July 10, 1959. The fire burned over 300 acres and destroyed over 40 homes in a residential area that included houses belonging to Hollywood celebrities, such as Steve McQueen, Charles Coburn, and Alan Bergman. 10-15 m.p.h. winds combined with the summer heat fed the fires that moved so fast that residents were caught off guard and had only enough time to gather a few belongings before evacuating their homes, many fleeing on foot.
Photograph caption dated July 11, 1959 reads, "Dazed homeowner follows fireman from ruins of his house and two others in the 2430 block of Laurel Canyon. Many fled in bathing suits and Bermuda shorts as flames menaced homes, lost all their belongings in disastrous fire."; See images #00114954 through #00114960 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00114957
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d016_f21_i6
CARL0005296490
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/47926
Subject
Fires--California--Laurel Canyon (Los Angeles)
Dwellings--California--Laurel Canyon (Los Angeles)
Lost architecture--California--Laurel Canyon (Los Angeles)
Ruins--California--Laurel Canyon (Los Angeles)
Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles
Homeowners--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Laurel Canyon Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Laurel Canyon (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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