| Title |
Man shooting avalanches. |
| Photo Number |
P0918n112 |
| Description |
Photo shows a man using a cannon to trigger a controlled avalanche at Alta, Utah |
| Keywords |
Utah; Ski Archives; Natural disasters; Avalanches; Men; Artillery; Alta |
| Subject |
Avalanches--Control--Utah--Photographs; Alta (Utah)--Photographs |
| Additional Information |
"March 30, 1949: The first successful use of artillery to control avalanches in the United States took place at Alta. Captain Elkins of the Utah National Guard brought a 75-nun French howitzer, and a total of 15 rounds were fired at Rustler Face, Stonecrusher, Peruvian Ridge and Mt. Superior."--Mark Kalitowski, Avalanche history of Alta |
| Spatial Coverage |
Alta (Utah); Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah) |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0918 Joe Coeburn Photograph Collection |
| Collection Name |
Joe Coeburn |
| Relation is Part of |
Ski and Snow Sports Archives |
| Date |
1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960 |
| Textual Date |
Circa 1940s, 1950s |
| Original Source |
N/A |
| Donated By/Purchased From |
Unknown, possibly Joe Coeburn. |
| Rights |
 |
| Type |
Image |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6f19mwd |
| Setname |
uum_map_usa |
| ID |
964029 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f19mwd |
