1910 Fire Overview - The Big Blowup of August 20 & 21, 1910
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1910 Fire Overview
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| Collection |
Pulaski - 1910 Fire Exhibit |
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Created by Jim McReynolds |
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1910 |
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Image 1: This map illustration is taken from an interpretive sign on the Pulaski Trail. It shows the extent of the smoke as it traveled across America. By noon on August 21st, daylight was dark as far north as Saskatoon, Canada, as far south as Denver, and as far east as Watertown, NY. To the west, the sky was so filled with smoke that ships 500 miles to seas could not navigate by the stars. Soot from the fire was found as far east as Greenland. Courtesy of the Pulaski Project.
Image 2: "Palousers" were used for lighting by rescue parties while searching for survivors through the thick smoke. These improvised lighting devices were common in many mines and prospects of the area. WDMM Collection. |
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2010.21.014 |
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Map |
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Smoke From the Great Fire |
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Wallace District Mining Museum & the US Forest Service.
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Last modified on: August 16, 2010
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