John Fondukas carries a girl across Topanga Creek flood

John Fondukas carries a girl across Topanga Creek flood

John Fondukas [John Foundoukos] carries a girl across Topanga Creek during a flood in Lower Topanga Canyon. Firemen, deputy sheriffs, and private citizens used rowboats and swam to rescue those marooned by the 1941 rainstorm.

2/22/1941

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Alli Acker

The Evening Times