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Photograph caption dated April 9, 1958 reads, "Nurse Kay Hemberger, 24, treats Charles R. Johnson at Sun Valley Hospital where he was taken by ambulance following powder blast at Special Effect Co. in Pacoima. He was mixing propellant compound for flare when explosion occurred. Firm manufactures pyrotechnic devices for motion picture studios."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Sun Valley Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.) Explosions--California--Los Angeles Accidents--California--Los Angeles Burns and scalds--California--Los Angeles Men--Wounds and injuries--California--Los Angeles Nurses--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Hospitals--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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