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Title
Hollywood Park Race Track, 1949 fire
Creator
Siminski, Anthony L., 1914-1962
Date Created and/or Issued
1949 May 5
Publication Information
Inglewood Public Library
Contributing Institution
Inglewood Public Library
Collection
Collection of Inglewood Local History Photographs
Rights Information
Unknown
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Description
Photograph of Hollywood Park Race Track grandstand on fire. The grandstand and clubhouse became a quarter-mile-long inferno on May 5, 1949. Photograph was taken by Anthony Siminski.
Type
image
Format
1 black and white photographic print; 8 x 10 inches
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt8f59r25c
cing_002
Language
English
Subject
Racetracks--California--Inglewood
Horse racing--California--Inglewood
Fires--California--Inglewood
Hollywood Park (Inglewood, Calif.)
Place
Inglewood (Calif.)

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