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Title: House ruins following a wildfire in Malibu, 1956
Date Created and/or Issued: 1956-12
Publication Information: Pepperdine University Libraries
Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Institution: Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection: Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables
Rights Information: Copyright to materials in this collection, in most cases, is retained by Pepperdine University. Materials are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use materials for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Such parties should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Description: This image is part of a collection of prints that documents the devastation of the "Newton" wildfire that raged on December 26, 1956. The fire scorched the area between Kanan and Decker Canyons and sent residents fleeing to the beach. In total, the fire burned 26,000 acres, including 100 homes, and caused one death.
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Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: match00648.tif
http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll18/id/1245
Subject: Fires
Forest fires
Houses
Chimneys
Malibu (Calif.)
Malibu Historical Collection
Source: Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Ephemera 0129: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8w95gpb
Black and white photographic print, 3 x 3.5 inches;
Relation: Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables
Provenance: Collected and donated by Eric Wienberg

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