Photograph caption dated August 16, 1977 reads, "Los Angeles city firemen inspect the wreckage of an auto which was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer rig on the southbound Hollywood Freeway near Barham Boulevard. A vacationing Colorado woman was killed in the crash and seven other persons, also from Colorado, were injured. The truck piled into the rear of one car during rush-hour traffic and four-car chain reaction followed."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Traffic fatalities--California--Los Angeles Truck trailers--Accidents--California--Los Angeles Truck trailers--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Express highways--California, Southern United States Highway 101 Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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