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Photograph caption dated August 25, 1956 reads, "Crash injures grandmother - Firemen hose down gasoline from demolished car driven by Mrs. Bonnie Moore, 70, of Los Angeles near intersection of Laurel Canyon boulevard and Sherman Way, North Hollywood. Freight train crashed into gate-trapped auto seconds after young girl leaped from door to safety. Victim was taken to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital."; See image #00145907 for additional photo in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Fire Department Railroad crossings--Accidents--California--Los Angeles Railroad accidents--California--Los Angeles Railroad tracks--California--Los Angeles Locomotives--California--Los Angeles Freight cars--California--Los Angeles Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--Collision damage--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Accident victims--California--Los Angeles Accidents--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Fire hose North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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