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Firemen run up Mt. Washington hill to put down wildfire flames in Los Angeles, Calif., 1961

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Title: Firemen run up Mt. Washington hill to put down wildfire flames in Los Angeles, Calif., 1961
Date Created and/or Issued: May 13, 1961
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) 825-3315
Description: MT. WASHINGTON FIRE-Firemen run up Mt. Washington hill to put down flames that were approaching homes near mountaintop. High winds helped spread the fire, but gave an unusually clear view of parts of city in background, as smog was blown away.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b763_209750-2
ark:/21198/zz0002qg4d
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Disaster
Santa Ana winds
Wildfires--California--Los Angeles County
Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles County
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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