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Avalanches debris

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

  • P0393n01_03_001: Keith Langson of National Ski Patrol and deposit area in canyon below, picture taken by Anes Harrison, 1968
  • P0393n01_03_002: [Graupel] type snow which provided the sliding base, picture taken by Anes Harrison, 1968
  • P0393n01_03_003: Fracture line (approximately 1 foot in depth), picture taken by Anes Harrison, 1968
  • P0393n01_03_004: Storm Mountain Avalanche, picture taken by R. Henthorne, February 1961.
  • P0393n01_03_005-006: Slide debris Wasatch Mountains
  • P0393n01_03_007: Avalanche debris, picture taken by Monty Atwater, 1948
  • P0393n01_03_008: Argenta Slide
  • P0393n01_03_009: Big Cottonwood
  • P0393n01_03_010-011: Argenta Slide.
  • P0393n01_03_012: Terminus of Argenta slide. Note the large amount of debris carried down from the higher levels.
  • P0393n01_03_013: Argenta avalanche slide debris, duplicate of P0393n01_03_012
  • P0393n01_03_014: Argenta avalanche slide debris
  • P0393n01_03_015-018: Slides in Big Cottonwood.
  • P0393n01_03_019: Wet spring slide in mid-may. In stow's gulch, picture taken by G.F. Horton
  • P0393n01_03_020: Avalanche debris on highway in Big Cottonwood canyon. Plows working, circa 1950
  • P0393n01_03_021: Avalanche debris on highway in Big Cottonwood canyon. Plows working, circa 1950. Copy duplicate of P0393n01_03_020.
  • P0393n01_03_022-028: Scenes of large avalanches and relationships to lodges(some from helicopter). (Color negatives.)
  • P0393n01_03_029: Avalanche closure sign, picture taken by Monty Atwater, 1948.


  • 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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