Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
2 images. Malibu fire, January 1957/ 8 December 1957. Chimneys stand alone on Malibu Mesa As they appeared during reseeding operations early in January 1957 (Gaze) As they appeared December-8-1957 (Gaze). Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Gaze. Date: 1957-01. Reporter: Gaze. Assignment: Malibu fire anniversary. Special instructions: For Mon, Dec 16. #59: A helicopter begins reseeding of hillside along the east end of the Malibu Mesa area while chimneys of two destroyed homes stand as markers of the disastrous fire. #77: The scene changed only by the absence of the helicopter and a heavy increase in grass and weeds, these two chimneys still stand stark alone as they did a year ago. They might represent of the homes that have not been rebuilt during the first year following the fire".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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