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Title
Men perched on a roof with fire hose, Lancaster, 1935
Contributor
Booth, Thelma
Date Created and/or Issued
July 28, 1935
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.
Related to the article, "Fire in Historic Lancaster Causes Loss of $100,000: Five Stores Destroyed. Blaze Fanned by Desert Wind. Three Men Injured Fighting Flames in Town's Main Business Street," Los Angeles Times, 29 Jul. 1935: 1.
Photograph of three men perched on a roof with a fire hose. The men (presumably volunteers) helped fight a fire that burned five businesses. Photographed by Thelma Booth, Lancaster resident.
Text from negative sleeve: 1271. Box 1. Scene in Lancaster, Calif. [Stamped:] Aug 22 1935.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10216
ark:/21198/zz002hb4sm
Subject
Firefighting equipment--California--Lancaster
Fires--California--Lancaster
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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