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Title
Automobile drives through a flooded street caused by heavy rainstorms, January 1940
Date Created and/or Issued
between January 8 and January 10, 1940
1940-01-08/1940-01-11
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
A car attempts to drive through flooding at W. 57th and 11th Avenue after disastrous storms in January of 1940. The heavy rainstorms halted traffic and caused highway and bridge damage. At least three died and many were treated for injuries
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: 57th & 11 ave
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Disasters - Floods - following Jan. 1940 storm; Bellona Creek; West 7th St.; Slauson and Sepulveda; Manchester and Vermont; Roosevelt Highway
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0025gv8n
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Weather
Floods--California--Los Angeles
Transportation
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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