CA, LOS ANGELES - Flood, men, damage, RPPC postcard - C17757 Advertisement / Ad Defender in the stamp box

Defender in the stamp box

including the one with the x that the writer mentions

copyright 1908 Wm Baylis

2 and 3 - ASHFIELD LAKE

mailed 1950 with a HIRE THE HANDICAPPED ITS GOOD BUSINESS slogan cancel

CA, LOS ANGELES - Flood, men, damage, RPPC postcard - C17757 Advertisement / Ad Defender in the stamp boxCalifornia postcard not posted has DOPS on stamp box which normally dates 1925 to 1942 titled: Flood March 3rd, 1938 showing the cut as a result of the flooding. When I was researching to list this card, I found that between Feb 27 and March 3rd, 1938 Los Angeles was inundated with 2 storm systems. Los Angeles received up to 10" of rain over 5 days. There were 115 lives lost 1,000s were evacuated 6,000 plus homes were damaged or destroyed 108,000