Rescue workers carry the covered remains of a victim of the fire at the Hope Development School for mentally disabled girls in Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, 1924
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Rescue workers carry the covered remains of a victim of the fire at the Hope Development School for mentally disabled girls in Playa del Rey as firemen and others look on. Twenty-three girls died in the fire that started in the old wooden building at 9 pm on May 31 and lasted 2 hours. Text from negative sleeve: Hope Development Home Fire
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Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10543 ark:/21198/zz002hbj2j
Subject
Mentally disabled children--Health & welfare--California--Los Angeles Fires--California--Los Angeles
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