Forest Service Workers Creating Fuelbreak

Image

Forest Service Workers Creating Fuelbreak

Title

Forest Service Workers Creating Fuelbreak

Identifier

17431

Source

William Friend Collection, 1990

Description

View of three Forest Service workers using shovels to clear an unpaved road in Gridley Canyon during the 1948 Wheeler Springs fire. Debris and flames can be seen to the left of the road.

Creator

Dunham, F. E. (Photographer)
United States. Forest Service.

Date

1948-09-14

Format

Black and white photograph
12.8 x 16.6 cm

Subject

Fuelbreaks
Fires--California--Ventura County

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)

Relation

17372-17434 (62 photos)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Dunham, F. E. (Photographer) and United States. Forest Service., “Forest Service Workers Creating Fuelbreak ,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed December 21, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/7306.