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Photograph caption dated September 26, 1956 reads, "Members of Engine Company 74 of Los Angeles County Fire Department take respite from duties of protecting heavily wooded canyon from fire peril. Combination of homes surrounded by tinder-dry brush and suffering from meager water supply makes area critical during fire season." See images 00147348 through 00147354 for all photos in this series.
Los Angeles County (Calif.).--Fire Department Fire departments--California--Los Angeles County Fire stations--California--Los Angeles County Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles County Men--California--Los Angeles County Neighborhoods--California--Los Angeles County Canyons--California--Los Angeles County Trees--California--Los Angeles County Mountains--California, Southern Flags--United States Kagel Canyon (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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