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U.S. Army ordnance specialist carrying World War II shell from construction site in Tujunga, Calif., 1979

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Title: U.S. Army ordnance specialist carrying World War II shell from construction site in Tujunga, Calif., 1979
Contributor: Hively, Ken
Date Created and/or Issued: July 20, 1979
1979-07-20
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: UNCOVERED BY BULLDOZER--A World War II vintage shell 5 inches in diameter is removed by an Army ordnance specialist at a construction site at 6703 Foothill Blvd. in Tujunga. The shell, presumed to be live, was sent to the 70th Explosives Ordnance Depot in San Diego. Police said the construction site may have been a military range or training area during war.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b1082_290131
ark:/21198/zz0002r5vc
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: War
Ordnance disposal units--California
World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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