A real photograph postcard of the Los Angeles Times building fire by bombing, 1 October 1910.
Entry/Object ID
2016.256.1.12
Description
A real photograph postcard of the Los Angeles Times building fire by bombing, 1 October 1910. A broad view of the building after the fire, caused by a bombing by radical unionists, was extinguished, from an elevated position on the street. Smoke is in the air as the remains of the building are still smoldering. A crowd of civilians are visible in the foreground of the photograph. The event is identified on the right side by an ink inscription. The item is in good condition with a azo postage stamp box on the reverse, discoloration, moderate surface soiling on the reverse.
