Man stands at ruins of home destroyed by the Sunset Canyon fire, Los Angeles, 1927

Title: Man stands at ruins of home destroyed by the Sunset Canyon fire, Los Angeles, 1927
Date Created: [circa December 4, 1927]
Date: 1927-12-04
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: This photograph appears in the article, "Raging Bush Fires Wipe Out Mountain Retreats in Sunset Canyon." Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 1927: A8.
Related to the article, "Fire Perils Home Area. Blaze Sweeping Verdugo Hills. Two Hundred Men Battle Flames Fanned by Brisk Wind. Three Houses Doomed and Hundred Threatened Near La Crescenta." Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 1927: 1.
View of the hearth amid the ruins of a home destroyed by the Sunset Canyon fires of early December, 1927. A man stands before the ruins. The fires destroyed approximately 100 bungalows and cabins in Sunset Canyon and caused additional damage elsewhere. Thousands fought the fire over several days.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Fires, Los Angeles, Sunset Canyon, 1927.
Text from newspaper caption: Where a Cozy Mountain Cabin Stood Saturday. (Photos by Times Staff Photographers.). [Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 1927: A8.]

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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