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Mrs. William and Richard Houle and their children look at pieces of the pipe in which Kathy Fiscus had been trapped, 1949

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Title: Mrs. William and Richard Houle and their children look at pieces of the pipe in which Kathy Fiscus had been trapped, 1949
Date Created and/or Issued: April 12, 1949
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) 825-3021
Description: Kathy fell into a 110 ft. well in San Marino, was trapped, and died there before rescue workers could reach her.
AFTERMATH - Sisters-in-law, Mrs. William Houle, left, holding daughter Marsha, 2, and Mrs. Richard Houle with Shelley, 2, inspect the last section of the pipe lowered by rescue team, beside well in which little Kathy Fiscus lost her life. Part of the window cut in the casing to reach the child's body is visible in this photograph.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: b63_57117-7
ark:/21198/zz001400rr
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Disaster
Bulldozers
Children--Death
Mothers and daughters
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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