Box 31
Container
Contains 235 Results:
Oil well fire, 37th & Long Beach Blvd., September 7, 1945
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0729
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Negatives and prints. Includes images taken during the progress of extinguishing a fire. Prior to July 1, 1960, pictures taken during inspection of a property after a fire will be listed under "Fire Prevention". After July 1, 1960, all fires will be listed under "Fire" regardless of whether the photographs were taken during the fire or after. Includes images of residential and commercial fires. This series includes images of fires caused by activities of the oil industry in Long Beach,...
Dates:
September 7, 1945
Five fire fighters controlling a hose while fighting an oil field fire (Richfield Oil Refinery explosion and fire?), June 2, 1933?
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0730
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Negatives and prints. Includes images taken during the progress of extinguishing a fire. Prior to July 1, 1960, pictures taken during inspection of a property after a fire will be listed under "Fire Prevention". After July 1, 1960, all fires will be listed under "Fire" regardless of whether the photographs were taken during the fire or after. Includes images of residential and commercial fires. This series includes images of fires caused by activities of the oil industry in Long Beach,...
Dates:
June 2, 1933?
Oil field, part of the field destroyed by fire (Richfield Oil Refinery explosion and fire?), June 2, 1933?
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0731
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Negatives and prints. Includes images taken during the progress of extinguishing a fire. Prior to July 1, 1960, pictures taken during inspection of a property after a fire will be listed under "Fire Prevention". After July 1, 1960, all fires will be listed under "Fire" regardless of whether the photographs were taken during the fire or after. Includes images of residential and commercial fires. This series includes images of fires caused by activities of the oil industry in Long Beach,...
Dates:
June 2, 1933?
Richfield Oil Refinery explosion and fire, Signal Hill, crowds watching the fire, June 2, 1933
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0732
Scope and Contents
Fire was most likely caused by damage sustained during 1933 earthquake
Dates:
June 2, 1933
Crowds watching an oil field fire ("In the days of wooden derricks, a real 'worker'"), 1920s/1930s
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0734
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Negatives and prints. Includes images taken during the progress of extinguishing a fire. Prior to July 1, 1960, pictures taken during inspection of a property after a fire will be listed under "Fire Prevention". After July 1, 1960, all fires will be listed under "Fire" regardless of whether the photographs were taken during the fire or after. Includes images of residential and commercial fires. This series includes images of fires caused by activities of the oil industry in Long Beach,...
Dates:
1920s/1930s
Chief George Craw, 1916-1926
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0748
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
One print and negatives. Includes ID photos of Long Beach Fire Department personnel.
Dates:
1916-1926
Collision involving a street car and an automobile, Santa Fe & Ninth, 1939
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0567
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Negatives and prints. Includes images of traffic accidents occurring in the city of Long Beach, including those involving Long Beach Fire Department apparatus. This series not only documents traffic accidents in the city of Long Beach, but also provides a historical overview of the development of automobiles in Southern California, particularly in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
Dates:
1939
Building destroyed by fire in front of an oil field, 1920s
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0718
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Negatives and prints. Includes images of inspections conducted by the Fire Prevention Bureau, which are intended to document fire hazards throughout the city of Long Beach. Gives a good view of the residential life of Long Beach during the 20th century. This series includes also inspections of property damage after a Fire, though as of July 1, 1960, all fires will be listed under "Fire" regardless of when the photographs were taken, either during the fire or after. Also includes...
Dates:
1920s
Oil field after a fire (Fisher Oil fire?), 1920s/1930s
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0720
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Negatives and prints. Includes images of inspections conducted by the Fire Prevention Bureau, which are intended to document fire hazards throughout the city of Long Beach. Gives a good view of the residential life of Long Beach during the 20th century. This series includes also inspections of property damage after a Fire, though as of July 1, 1960, all fires will be listed under "Fire" regardless of when the photographs were taken, either during the fire or after. Also includes...
Dates:
1920s/1930s
Leusley's? Café, restaurant explosion, Signal Hill, January 4, 1939
Item — Box: 31
Identifier: 0733
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Negatives and prints. Includes images of inspections conducted by the Fire Prevention Bureau, which are intended to document fire hazards throughout the city of Long Beach. Gives a good view of the residential life of Long Beach during the 20th century. This series includes also inspections of property damage after a Fire, though as of July 1, 1960, all fires will be listed under "Fire" regardless of when the photographs were taken, either during the fire or after. Also includes...
Dates:
January 4, 1939