Photograph of three men perched on a roof with a fire hose. The men (presumably volunteers) helped fight a fire that burned five businesses. Photographed by Thelma Booth, Lancaster resident.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Fire in Historic Lancaster Causes Loss of $100,000: Five Stores Destroyed. Blaze Fanned by Desert Wind. Three Men Injured Fighting Flames in Town's Main Business Street," 29 Jul. 1935: 1.
Photograph taken through the haze of smoke captures a young male holding a piece of cloth or a kerchief over his face (at foreground). In the background, four men holding a fire hose spray water on the remains of a structure ruined by fire. Additional spectators stand off to the left. Photographed by Thelma Booth, Lancaster resident.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Fire in Historic Lancaster Causes Loss of $100,000: Five Stores Destroyed. Blaze Fanned by Desert Wind. Three Men Injured Fighting Flames in Town's Main Business Street," 29 Jul. 1935: 1.
Photograph taken from a rooftop shows a yard filled with corrugated tin, carriage wheels, and an assortment of other items. At center frame stands the remains of a building ruined by fire, its roof and a portion of its walls partially collapsed. Men are viewed gather around the structure. One man is seen on a ladder propped against the structure. In the background, more men are viewed standing atop a roof. The hazy view makes it unclear whether they are fighting another fire with hoses or watching activities below. Photographed by Thelma Booth, Lancaster resident.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Fire in Historic Lancaster Causes Loss of $100,000: Five Stores Destroyed. Blaze Fanned by Desert Wind. Three Men Injured Fighting Flames in Town's Main Business Street," 29 Jul. 1935: 1.
Photograph of two men (viewed at right) directing a fire hose toward a ruined building. Only brick columns and a horizontal beam remains. Photographed by Thelma Booth, Lancaster resident.
