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Firefighters combat smoldering ruins of Fountain of the World headquarters after a bomb destroyed the building in Box Canyon, near Simi Valley, 1958.

Firefighters combat smoldering ruins of Fountain of the World headquarters after a bomb destroyed the building in Box Canyon, near Simi Valley, 1958.

Firefighters spray the ruins of the Fountain of the World headquarters, 1958.

Firefighters spray the ruins of the Fountain of the World headquarters, 1958.

Patriarch Wilber Foster Yates stands among some remnants of the headquarters of Fountain of the World. B. 1958.

Patriarch Wilber Foster Yates stands among some remnants of the headquarters of Fountain of the World. B. 1958.

Police outside of the ruins of Fountain of the World headquarters look at bodies of the victims. A. 1958.

Police outside of the ruins of Fountain of the World headquarters look at bodies of the victims. A. 1958.

Children who survived the bombing of the headquarters of the Fountain of the World sect pose with an adult member in the ruins of the building. B. 1958.

Children who survived the bombing of the headquarters of the Fountain of the World sect pose with an adult member in the ruins of the building. B....

Children who survived the bombing of the headquarters of the Fountain of the World sect pose with an adult member in the ruins of the building. D. 1958.

Children who survived the bombing of the headquarters of the Fountain of the World sect pose with an adult member in the ruins of the building. D....

Fountain of the World members Brother Alvin and Sister Barbara married by Krishna Venta on the sect's Holy Day, 1955.

Fountain of the World members Brother Alvin and Sister Barbara married by Krishna Venta on the sect's Holy Day, 1955.

Krishna Venta's son, Lael, with Sister Nehona, 1958.

Krishna Venta's son, Lael, with Sister Nehona, 1958.

Krishna Venta (left) and Brother Paul of Fountain of the World Sect give aid in carrying one of the plane crash victims to ambulance, 1949.

Krishna Venta (left) and Brother Paul of Fountain of the World Sect give aid in carrying one of the plane crash victims to ambulance, 1949.

Fountain of the World headquarters reduced to debris after a bomb-blast destroyed the two story building in Box Canyon, near Simi Valley, 1958.

Fountain of the World headquarters reduced to debris after a bomb-blast destroyed the two story building in Box Canyon, near Simi Valley, 1958.

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