Photograph also used in articles dated March 29, 1989 and April 5, 1989.; Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated March 28, 1989 reads, "Crunch time: Construction workers and firefighters stand around pickup truck, buried by rubble, at Firestone Boulevard near Graham Avenue where a bridge support for the new light rail line between downtown L.A. and Long Beach collapsed this morning, trapping two men in their vehicle. Both men were only slightly injured, after a girder fell onto the road. Firefighters used the "jaws of life" to free one victim trapped in the wreckage. Cause of the collapse is under investigation."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;23 x 30 cm. on sheet 28 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Concrete bridges--Accidents--California--Los Angeles County Accident victims--California--Los Angeles County Concrete bridges--Design and construction Accidents--California--Los Angeles County Rescues--California--Los Angeles County Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles County Railroad bridges--California--Los Angeles County Unincorporated areas--California--Los Angeles County Florence (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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