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Title
Two men injured in beam collapse
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
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
1958
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 April 25, 1958 reads "Construction on new Mt. Gleason Junior High School in Sunland continues today after two workmen standing on one of the beams, above, were hurled 12 feet to ground when it suddenly collapsed. Morley Construction Co. holds contract for job. One man was seriously hurt. Both are recovering at Sun Valley Hospital."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00122145
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d026_f19_i13
CARL0005401509
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/54503
Subject
Mount Gleason Junior High School (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Construction workers--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Middle schools--California--Los Angeles
Middle school buildings--California--Sunland (Los Angeles)
Schools--California--Sunland (Los Angeles)
Wooden-frame buildings--California--Los Angeles
Building construction--California--Sunland (Los Angeles)
Building sites--California--Sunland (Los Angeles)
Building materials--California--Los Angeles
Sunland (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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