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Joseph Whitman shows the damage caused by a mudslide that swept into his home in Benedict Canyon, Calif., 1959

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Title: Joseph Whitman shows the damage caused by a mudslide that swept into his home in Benedict Canyon, Calif., 1959
Date Created and/or Issued: January 7, 1959
1959-01-07
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: MUD SLIDE-Joseph Whitman, standing on mass of mud covering a sofa, shows Jean Mockridge, 12, a neighbor, the damage caused by river of mud that swept into his Benedict Canyon home during storm.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b370_114480-1
ark:/21198/zz0002nxxp
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Buildings--Natural disaster effects--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Landslides--California--Los Angeles County
Environment
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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