A fire fighter battles flames from the second story window of this turn-of-the-century mansion called the "Salt Box." Even with the efforts of the Fire Dept., the dilapidated frame house, rescued earlier this year from Bunker Hill, was wiped out in minutes by the flames. Photograph dated October 9, 1969.
Salt Box (Los Angeles, Calif.) Heritage Square Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Fires--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Saltbox houses--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Historic house museums--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Moving of buildings, bridges, etc.--California--Los Angeles Montecito Heights (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Night photographs
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