Image / People rushing from burning structures at Castle Rock Beach, Los Angeles, 1938

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Title: People rushing from burning structures at Castle Rock Beach, Los Angeles, 1938
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa November 24, 1938]
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 Haynes Foundation funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Shadows of officers and civilians are seen on Roosevelt Highway, moving away from burning structures.
Castle Rock Beach, nestled between Topanga canyon and the Pacific Ocean, was affected by the Topanga Canyon and Malibu fires as they swept toward the sea.
Text from negative sleeve: 15198 1938 Topanga Malibu fire (one or more removed for cleaning)
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_11907
ark:/21198/zz002h8rrw
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Fires--California--Los Angeles
Beaches--California--Los Angeles
Theodore Roosevelt International Highway
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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