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.
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.
Photograph of three men perched on a rooftop, aiming a hose towards the remains of a building razed by fire. Two additional men stand and watch the activity from a separate building (seen at photo center left).
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.
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.
The aftermath of a fire in Lancaster, taken just above a ruined building. A Union Service Station stands across the street unharmed. Signs on buildings read: “Firestone,” Union Service Station,” “Stop Wear Lubrication Service,” "Stop Wear Lubrication…Batteries…Tires…Union Tire Shop," "Sales and Service... Roy D. Lank" [name of business painted between a Frigidaire logo comprised of a crest topped with a crown and set with 'G' and 'M' initials, and a logo for Graybar comprised of a banner with a diagonal line above the word, 'Quality'; address “1020” over door]; "A.C. Meyer Co" [painted alongside GE (General Electric) logo]. Street signs read: “Boulevard Stop,” “7 State Highway,” “Palmdale 8 ½, Los Angeles 80, Rosamond 11 ½, Mojave 25.”
Photograph of buildings razed by fire, taken from a rooftop. The vantage point offers views of the ruins juxtaposed with unharmed buildings standing across the street. Legible signs on buildings read: “Lancaster Richfield Oil Company of California,” "Stop Wear Lubrication…Batteries…Tires…Union Tire Shop," "Sales and Service... Roy D. Lank" [name of business painted between a Frigidaire logo comprised of a crest topped with a crown and set with 'G' and 'M' initials, and a logo for Graybar comprised of a banner with a diagonal line above the word, 'Quality'; address “1020” over door]; "A.C. Meyer Co." [painted alongside GE (General Electric) logo]; "Nome Beer Antelope Valley Produce Co. Wholesale Warehouse. Wines Liquors...Smart & Final, Table Queen, Red & White, Food Products." "Antelope Valley Gas Company of Lancaster...," "1928…Loyalty to Our Community Costs Us Nothing and Yields Vast Returns," "Furniture," Lancaster Beverage," "Office" and "Warehouse."
