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Smoke reaching the US 99 during the National Forest Inn fire, California, 1932

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Title: Smoke reaching the US 99 during the National Forest Inn fire, California, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued: October 14, 1932
1932-10-14
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
A truck has pulled over on the California US 99 highway where smoke from the National Forest Inn fire can be seen reaching the highway. A crowd stands observing the smoke in the background.
This photograph appears in the article, "Flames Spread Ruin and Menace Highway Travel. Ridge Route Fire Spreads. Blaze which Destroys Forest Inn and Dozen Cabins Leaps to Highways and Perils Travels." Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 1932: A1. A second image of the destruction appears below it.
Text from negative sleeve: Fires, National Park Inn.
Text from newspaper caption: Buildings Swept by Forest Inn Blaze. Above--Proximity of fire to highway shown. Below--M. D. Martin surveys ruins of his National Forest Inn restaurant and garage. [Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 1932: A1]
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_2279
ark:/21198/zz002dd7j3
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Fires--California
United States Highway 99
Express highways--California
National Forest Inn
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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