Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Chief V. E. Pierret, sitting behind a table wearing a shirt and tie, holds the remains of a homemade bomb that blew off the hand of Pearce Clark during a demonstration and lecture of fireworks safety. A different photograph of V. E. Pierret taken on the same occasion appears with the article "City Ready for Fourth," Los Angeles Times, 03 July 1935: A1. Handwritten on negative sleeve: 1112. Chief V.E. Pierret. Fire Prevention 7/2/35 [stamped:] Jul 17 1935 Handwritten on negative: 132 132 Chief V.E. Pierret 7/2/35 Text accompanying photograph in article: Dangers in Amateur Fireworks Illustrated: Viewing the remains of a home-made Fourth of July bomb that brought critical wonds to its creator, Chiel [i.e. Chief] V. E. Pierret, fire-prevention expert, tells Polly Jackson (left,) Teresa Cleary and Renee Bennett the rules for a safe, sane and legal Independence Day celebration.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7421 ark:/21198/zz002df3rq
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fireworks--Safety measures Fireworks--California--Los Angeles Fire prevention--California--Los Angeles Pierret, V. E. (Victor Eugene), 1889-1967
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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