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Photograph caption dated May 31, 1956 reads, "Sets off charge - John Altree plunges T-bar to detonate explosion. Although eight-man demo squad is only one in city, men are highly trained. They can form nucleus to teach other firemen explosives work in case of emergency."; See images #00145290 through #00145297 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Fire Department Fire departments--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Fire engines--California--Los Angeles Explosives--California--Los Angeles Dynamite--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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