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Title
Firefighters walk through the ruins of a fire that occurred at Dura Steel Products Co., Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued
February 22, 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.
Firefighters walk through the ruins of a fire that occurred at Dura Steel Products Co. An electrical short circuit ignited 20 barrels of highly flammable paint thinner. The fire destroyed the plant and left approximately 100 employees without a job.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: 8th and Santa Fe fire.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Fire - LA - 8th and Santa Fe., LA Dura Steel Products Co.; 2-22-40.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1387_22810-07
ark:/21198/zz0027zvvj
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles
Fires--California--El Segundo
Disaster
Dura Steel Products Co
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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