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Two oil well fire fighters in their asbestos suits at Santa Fe Springs, Calif. oil wells fire in 1928

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Title: Two oil well fire fighters in their asbestos suits at Santa Fe Springs, Calif. oil wells fire in 1928
Date Created and/or Issued: September 19, 1928
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) 825-3873
Description: Their Clothes Keep Them Cool. Ford Alexander, right, and his brother wear special asbestos fire-fighting suits.
Type: Image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b3719_G3461
ark:/21198/zz0002pk4d
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Oil wells--Fires and fire prevention
Disaster
Fire departments--Equipment and supplies
Petroleum industry and trade--Fires and fire prevention
Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles County
Alexander, Ford I., d.1963
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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