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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Caption dated April 9, 1965 reads, "The normal tropical loveliness of Burbank's exclusive Country Club Drive yesterday became, instead, a scene of rushing flood waters and thick mud slides, requiring the use of bulldozers. Residents were ordered to evacuate and may not be able to return to their homes until at least next Monday."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Floods--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Storms--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Mud--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Roads--Flood damage--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Natural disasters--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Streets--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Bulldozers--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Country Club Drive (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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