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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Caption dated April 13, 1956 reads, "Bystanders crowd near as water spouts high after M. E. Ramsey, 10251 Langmuir Ave., Sunland, skidded on slick pavement and his car overturned shearing off hydrant in front of 10054 Sunland Blvd. Water shot 100 feet in air."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Hydrants--California--Los Angeles Hydrants--Accidents--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Spectators--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Sunland (Los Angeles) Electric lines--Poles and towers Sunland Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sunland (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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