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Title: View of the La Crescenta fire burningin the hills, Los Angeles, 1933
Date Created and/or Issued: 1933
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.
Policeman (fireman?) walks on a dirt road nearby wooden houses, where men are seen moving around. The hills in the background are ablaze with the La Crescenta fire.
Probably related to the article, "Mountain Fire Under Control. Army of Men Still on Job to Prevent Flare-ups. Lack of Wind Help Quell 5500-Acre Blaze. Watershed Loss in Millions; Few Homes Burned." Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 1933: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: Fires, La Crescenta Mt. 1933.
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_2310
ark:/21198/zz002dd8mm
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Fires--California--Los Angeles
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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