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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 1, 1958 reads, "County Fire Department bulldozer operator shields his face from intense heat as he cuts firebreak only few short feet from flames. Two firemen were injured fighting Calabasas fire, and nearly a dozen families had to evacuate their homes. Firemen say it is possible that blaze was work of arsonist."; See images #00114940 through #00114941 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fires--California--Calabasas Fire fighters--California--Calabasas Bulldozers--California--Calabasas Fuelbreaks--California--Calabasas Brush--California--Calabasas Calabasas (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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