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Order Number	00082116
Title	Train derailment
Photographer	Mullen, Mike.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HH_b008_f6_i3
Date	1988
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Description	3 tankers and a box car overturned on El Segundo/Alameda, Compton. Photo caption reads: "Acid test of sunny day: Work crews clean up after the derailment of four tank cars spoiled what had started out as a quiet, sunny morning near Alameda Street and El Segundo Boulevard. One car contained 13,573 gallons of sulfuric acid, while another had 23,530 gallons of tallow, authorities said. An evacuation plan was readied in case the two should mix, but there was no leakage." Photograph dated: Jan. 15, 1988.
Subject	Railroad accidents--California--Compton. Railroads--California--Compton. Compton (Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Credits	Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection