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Title
Lighting brightens night sky
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Keeshen, Walt
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1957
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated October 12, 1957 reads "Lightning illuminates night sky over San Fernando neighborhood at Bleeker street and Buckeye avenue during weekend storm which dumped nearly half-inch of rain on Valley and two inches of snow in nearby mountain resorts. Using three-minute time exposure at full opening, photographer captured three lightning flashes."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;15 x 20 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00143293
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d052_f14_i21
CARL0005787300
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/71606
Subject
Lightning--California--San Fernando
Storms--California--San Fernando
Dwellings--California--San Fernando
Streets--California--San Fernando
Automobiles--California--San Fernando
Trees--California--San Fernando
San Fernando (Calif.)
Night photographs
Valley Times Collection photographs
Time Period
1951-1960

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