Aftermath of Norton Building fire on Sixth Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Aftermath of Norton Building fire on Sixth Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: October 23, 1935
Date: 1935-10-23
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Related to the article, "Dozen Hurt In Explosion: Stores Burn Downtown, Sixth and Broadway Fire Caused by Tank Blast; Traffic Jammed." Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 1935.
A view of the old Norton Building on Sixth Street and Broadway Avenue, in the aftermath of a fire. Fire fighters and others can be seen in the Norton's balconies and windows, and on ladders. Much of the facade has been blackened due to fire damage. Store signage in the image includes: "Lord's Removal" and "The Owl Drug Co."
Caption: Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2647-- Fire - 6th and Bdwy, Jack Grey Police Officer, E.R. Gauldin Police Off., Clara Biesoba [?], Robert Payne, 10/23-35, [stamped:] OCT 29 1935
Handwritten on nitrate negative: Fire - 6 and Bdwy

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Los Angeles (Calif.). Fire Dept.
Norton Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Latitude: -118.468247
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles
Fires--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_9154
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dh5hz
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