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Avalanche: digging out cars

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Scope and Contents

  • P0393n01_10_001: Cars buried or damaged by avalanches in ski area parking lots, picture taken by Dick Anderson, 1948
  • P0393n01_10_002-003: Digging car out of avalanche debris, picture taken by Monty Atwater, 1948
  • P0393n01_10_004: Digging car out of avalanche debris, picture taken by Cliff Blake, December 1973-January 1974
  • P0393n01_10_005-012: Cars in avalanche debris in Little Cottonwood Canyon, pictures taken by Cliff Blake, December 1973-January 1974
  • P0393n01_10_013-021: Avalanche damage at Alta and snowbird, March 1979
  • P0393n01_10_022-025: Vehicles damaged in avalanche. Photos by Cliff Blake on January 1st, 1974
  • P0393n01_10_026-027: Damage at Photohaus and car. Photos by Cliff Blake on January 1st, 1974
  • P0393n01_10_028-045: Vehicles damaged in avalanche. Photos by Cliff Blake on January 1st, 1974
  • P0393n01_10_046-067: Avalanche damage to lodges and cars from Febuary 23-26 storm and chairlift. Photos by H.A. Harrison, Febuary 27th
  • Dates

    • 1930-1974

    Conditions Governing Access

    Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

    Extent

    From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet (1 archives box) : 374 items

    Language of Materials

    From the Collection: English

    Creator

    Repository Details

    Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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