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Crowd at the former site of the Golden State Fireworks and Display Co. plant at Redondo Beach, where a fireworks explosion occurred, February 1940

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Title: Crowd at the former site of the Golden State Fireworks and Display Co. plant at Redondo Beach, where a fireworks explosion occurred, February 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: between February 7 and February 11, 1940
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.
Crowd surveys the former site of the Golden State Fireworks and Display Co. plant, where a fireworks explosion occurred on Feb. 7, 1940. The blast was felt 40 miles away, injured four, and caused damage at many nearby homes. Cause of the explosion was suspected to be decomposing firework shells, or possibly a gopher chewing on powder. Damages was estimated at $100,000
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Fireworks Explosion at Redondo Beach
Text from the original nitrate sleeve: Fireworks shop explosion at Redondo Beach Feb. 7, 1940; Bragg, Howard and Floyd; Denman, Nettie -Rev.Mrs.(home)
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1387_22680-04
ark:/21198/zz0025gwpb
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Disaster
Explosions--California--Redondo Beach
Environment
Landmarks
Spectators--California--Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach (Calif.)
Golden State Fireworks and Display Co
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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