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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 17, 1963 reads, "Blaze Tuesday barely missed North Oaks tract in Soledad Canyon near Newhall." The article partially reads, "Children playing with matches were suspected today of setting one of two brush fires which burned a total of nearly 350 acres in Soledad Canyon near Newhall. Los Angeles County Fire Department Captain William Insley told the Valley times TODAY that investigations will continue today to identify persons responsible for a more than 300-acre blaze which for a time Tuesday threatened North Oaks, a housing tract development."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fires--California--Los Angeles County Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles County Housing development--California--Los Angeles County Dwellings--California--Los Angeles County Dwellings--California--Los Angeles County--Design and construction Trucks--California--Los Angeles County Electric lines--Poles and towers Mountains--California, Southern Soledad Canyon (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles County (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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