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Order Number	00029144
Title	Bears in Griffith Park
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 5000 L.A.-Glendale-Montrose flood
Date	1934
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Historical Data	Wildfires above the Crescenta Valley in November 1933 and subsequent heavy rain in December 1933 produced the perfect conditions for a massive flood. Just after midnight on January 1, 1934, millions of tons of mud and debris traveled from the mountains down to the Verdugo Wash, killing many people and destroying about 400 homes in the communities of La Can~ada, La Crescenta, Montrose and Tujunga. Woody Guthrie's song, "Los Angeles New Year's Flood" commemorates the natural disaster.
Description	Dick Meagher is shown luring Mary, a little Sun bear, back to her cage through two miles of Griffith Park by holding candy in front of her. The bears were freed from their cages when the New Year's flood swept through the park. Two of the bears have been captured, but others are being hunted.
Subject	Floods--California, Southern. Bears--California--Los Angeles. Parks--California--Los Angeles. Flood damage--California--Los Angeles. Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection 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.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection