Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Pattee Canyon Fire, July 16, 1977 |
Catalog Number |
2021.005.033 |
Object Name |
Digital, Photograph |
Description |
Pattee Canyon Fire, July 16, 1977 >> The fire started on July 16, 1977, probably from a down electrical transmission line in the lower Canyon. High winds quickly spread the fire to 1,2000 acres >> This photograph was taken on July 16 by Robert M. Weidman, from the roof of his residence near the Lewis and Clark elementary school in Missoula. Weidman was a professor of geology at the University of Montana. Daughter Nancy donated this digital image. |
Place |
Missoula, Montana |
Date |
1977 |
Year Range from |
1977 |
Year Range to |
1977 |
Photographer |
Weidman, Robert M. |
Subjects |
Pattee Canyon Fire 1977 Lolo NF |
Search Terms |
Fire-Behavior |
Catalog date |
2021-04-06 |
Collection |
National Museum of Forest Service History |