Firefighters walk through the ruins of a fire that rat Dura Steel Products Co., Los Angeles, 1940

Item Overview

Title
Firefighters walk through the ruins of a fire that rat Dura Steel Products Co., Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created
February 22, 1940
Date
1940-02-22
Publisher
Los Angeles Daily News
Language
No linguistic content
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Notes
Description
Firefighters walk through the ruins of a fire that occurred at Dura Steel Products Co. An electrical short circuit ignited 20 barrels of highly flammable paint thinner. The fire destroyed the plant and left approximately 100 employees without a job.
Caption
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Fire - LA - 8th and Santa Fe., LA Dura Steel Products Co.; 2-22-40.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Santa Fe and 8th fire.

Physical Description

Extent
1 photograph
Medium
b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre
news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names
Dura Steel Products Co.
Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type
still image
Subjects
Disaster
Fires--California--Los Angeles
Business

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