1962 Melody Ranch Fire
Placerita Canyon
Aug. 26, 1962: Gene Autry's Melody Ranch movie town burns to the ground as flames engulf most of the hills surrounding the Santa Clarita Valley.Photo believed to have been shot by Fred Trueblood, owner of The Newhall Signal newspaper.
AP0837: 2400 dpi jpeg from copy print
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