Linda Lee Baker with her grandmother, Sister Ruth Lewis, at Northridge Hospital after the 9-year-old suffered burns from a bombing of the Fountain of the World headquarters, 1958
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Description
Headquarters, in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley, was bombed by twp former sect members, killing 11. Image that accompanies captions in print is 114115k-2, which has not been scanned as of October 16, 2008. Photo by Fred Tschantre Daily Mirror caption: SUFFERING - Sister Ruth Lewis holds grand-daughter Linda Lee, her face reflecting the pain of burns. Both hands are bandaged, her hair singed. LA Times caption: BURN VICTIM - Sister Ruth Lewis comforts her granddaughter, Linda Lee Baker, 9, at Northridge Hospital. Girl's father and 7-year-old sister Keela were among the ten who died in the blast.
Type
Image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
b367_114115k-1 ark:/21198/zz001408cx
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No linguistic content
Subject
Disaster Cults--California--Ventura County Victims of Crimes--California--Ventura County Bombings--California Hospital patients--California--Los Angeles County People Burns & scalds
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