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June
9, 1950
The blaze began in a rear office of the Alco Research &
Engineering Co., at 1107 N. El Centro Ave., a recording concern, and
spread through a grated but uncovered window into a record storage
room. It spread upward and virtually destroyed the commercial
photographic studio of Green & Tillisch, 1103 N. El Centro Ave.
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firemen from Truck Company 27 reach for the tormentor poles in preparation
for raising a 50' Bangor ladder. |
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Engine
Company 52 deploying a 2 1/2" line.
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crew of Engine 52 operate a line on the fire. Note the man
with the soft cap. During this period Engineers wore soft
caps while driving, during pumping operations and while
firefighting. |
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| Firemen
from Truck 27 carry a 35' extension ladder. |
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fireman from Engine 52 hands a puppy to a woman as other members
of the crew work a 2 1/2" line in the background. |
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| Firemen
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Photographs
by the Green
Tillisch Company, Hollywood,
from the estate of Ingeborg Tillisch Kelley |
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January
21, 2004
Hello,
I came across
your website because my late stepmother was mentioned in
one of you articles. She was co-owner of the Green
and Tillisch Company of Hollywood which burned down in
1950 and caused the death of a fire captain. She is
Mrs. Leland Green in the newspaper reports. I have
negatives of photos of the firefighters fighting that fire
and wondered if you would like them for your
archives. I remember looking at the negatives
labeled firefighters and wondering what that was all
about. Thanks to Goggle, I now know. My
stepmother continued to donate to firefighter funds
throughout her life and now it all makes sense. She
never told me about this incident and I was not yet
born.
Please enjoy this
addition to your collection. I am glad they have
found a good home. Please list the credit if you
post them. I have enjoyed the journey of discovery
into her life. By the way, the firefighters
(negatives) were in the same index as Edgar Bergen
(with Charlie McCarthy) and the original shots of Disney's
Mouseketeers. Good company, yes? If this is
foreign to you, ask a retired firefighter!
If any of your brothers and sisters fought the terrible
fires in San Diego County last October, thank you for all
your efforts.
Best Regards,
Kathleen Kelley-Markham
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