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Order Number	00093233
Title	Gas main break near Evening Herald and Express perils hundreds
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 41
Date	1947
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Thousands of cubic feet of gas escaping from a ruptured high-pressure main occurred on Georgia street, between 12th Place and Pico Blvd., forcing the evacuation of 68 persons from Georgia Hotel and causing the Evening Herald and Express to temporarily halt publication. The break was made by a mechanical ditchdigging machine preparing to lay a water main for the municipal Department of Water and Power, but was capped after a four-hour struggle by a Southern California Gas Co. crew. Photograph dated January 8, 1947.
Subject	Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express (Firm). Newspaper buildings--California--Los Angeles. Explosions--California--Los Angeles. Gas-pipes--California--Los Angeles. Streets--California--Los Angeles. Hotels--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Internal Notes	Additional print: 00093242.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection