A real photograph postcard of a firefighter during a rescue, Los Angeles, 1 November 1909.
Entry/Object ID
2016.231.1.14
Description
A real photographic postcard of firefighters during a rescue, Los Angeles, 1 November 1909. The postcard shows several uniformed firefighters rescuing a residence of J. C. Drake at 2715 Hoover Street, near University of Southern California. A few firefighters are climbing ladders to upper stories of the building with hoses while spectators are watching from the street. The postcard is unused and includes a kruxo postage mark on the reverse. With heavy fading, stain to upper left corner, minor surface soiling overall, and an inscription written in ink at the bottom left corner, the object is in fair condition.
