Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. The 1933 Griffith Park Fire was a brush fire that occurred on 3 October 1933 in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, resulting in the deaths of at least 29 civilians who were trying to fight the fire. It was one of the deadliest firefighter disasters in United States history. Men and one woman gathered at a table, with a crowd seated behind the railing, at the inquest after the Griffith Park rife. Text from newspaper caption: Los Angeles Parks, Griffith Park, Fire, 1933.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6118 ark:/21198/zz002cw8kz
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Coroners--California--Los Angeles Fires--California--Los Angeles Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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