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1938 - Flood Damage

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Title

1938 - Flood Damage

Description

A man stands in the mud and debris near Alameda and Olive after a storm as a car drives by. Sanford's Grocery at 3115 W Olive Ave and a gas station are visible. Notes on this photo and another from the same shoot alternately give the year as 1938 and 1947. "Flood damage. Alameda Ave. Burbank where it crosses Olive Ave. 1938"; "File: Storm Drains"; and "Return to Engineering Dept."--back of photo.

Address

W Olive Ave & W Alameda Ave, Burbank, CA 91505

Subject
  • Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
  • Streets--Roads
  • Automobiles
  • Natural Disasters--Floods
  • Electric lines--Poles and towers
  • Service stations
  • Gasoline pumps
  • 1930s
Format

7½ x 9½ b&w print

Rights

Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office

Identifier

cco01091

Physical copy held by

City Clerk's Office

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