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Photograph caption dated January 14, 1965 reads, "Mrs. C. B. Kirk, away from her home at the time of the fire, cries upon seeing it in flames. Blaze started when her husband accidentally knocked over a can of paint thinner which was ignited by a floor furnace. Fires swept the home."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fires--California--Los Angeles Homeowners--California--Los Angeles Fire engines--California--Los Angeles Crying--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Studio City (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Studio City (Los Angeles) Studio City (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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