House fire on Magnolia Avenue, 1953

Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Jack Wyman. Date: 1953-01-25. Reporter: Stan Mandel. Assignment: House fire -- One dead, 1614 1/2 Magnolia Avenue. 9: Fireman leans over body of victim, Albert Cortez. He died of suffocation. 49-50: Watching as fireman battle second-floor blaze are, left to right: Miss Aurora Contreras and her niece, Delfina Contreras, who were routed from their first floor apartment, and girl's uncle, John Martinez, who was called to scene."

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