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Photograph caption dated August 21, 1954 reads, "Roof after beams fell - Photo above shows roof of store building being constructed at Laurel Canyon and Victory boulevards where worker was hurt as steel beams fell. On each side of building, notches are where beams should be, revealing drop of more than two feet."; See image #00140287 for additional photo in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Stores & shops--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Building construction--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Building failures--California--Los Angeles Building sites--California--Los Angeles Construction industry--Accidents--California--Los Angeles Construction workers--California--Los Angeles Construction projects--California--Los Angeles Industrial accidents--California--Los Angeles Roofs--Design and construction Scaffolding North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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