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Firemen rescue W. M. Mitchell from a sand bin in Los Angeles, Calif., 1946

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Title: Firemen rescue W. M. Mitchell from a sand bin in Los Angeles, Calif., 1946
Date Created and/or Issued: January 3, 1946
1946-01-03
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: IN NICK OF TIME: Firemen rescue W. M. Mitchell, 50, from a sand bin. Mitchell was in the pit moving sand through a chute when he slipped and sand engulfed him.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b3221_38629
ark:/21198/zz0002v77c
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Disaster
Sand and gravel industry--Accidents--California--Los Angeles County
Men--Clothing & dress--California--Los Angeles--1940-1950
Blue collar workers--California--Los Angeles
Emergency medical services--California--Los Angeles County
African American men
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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