Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, December 10, 1938, Three Buildings Destroyed by Explosion and Blaze. An unexplained explosion and fire early yesterday destroyed a restaurant, garage, service station and a tank-truck and trailer at Slauson and Boyle Aves. ... Bird's-eye view of wreckage of gas station, cafe, and tanker truck, with about 9 men standing among and near fallen beams, with buildings, cars, and bicycle in background, sign at right reading "Baash-Ross Tool Company..." Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 10571 12/12/38 Gas Station Fire, Photo by Andrew Harnett Text from newspaper caption: Mass of Charred Wreckage Left in Wake of Blast. This is the scene of destruction created yesterday when an explosion at Slauson and Boyle Aves. destroyed a cafe, garage and service station. A large tank truck, shown at left, was wrecked. Windows a block away were broken by force of the blast. Times photo
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_0292 0292 ark:/21198/zz002d9j6x
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Disaster Cafes--California--Los Angeles Automobile service stations--California--Los Angeles Fires--California--Los Angeles
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