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Photograph caption dated August 11, 1958 reads, "Firmen [sic] wet down debris left by fire that caused $150,000 damage to Lancaster supermarket. Westerly winds fanned flames that raced through building, threatened homes, gas station. Fire fighters were hampered by 500 spectators thronging area."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Supermarkets--California--Lancaster Fire extinction--California--Lancaster Fire fighters--California--Lancaster Streets--California--Lancaster Men--California--Lancaster Firefighting equipment--California--Lancaster Fires--California--Lancaster Lancaster (Calif.) Night photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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