The Big Ed Pulaski Story
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The Big Ed Pulaski Story
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| Collection |
Found In Collection |
| Date of photo |
1910 |
| Description |
Ranger Ed Pulaski sitting on a rock near the Nicholson Mine Portal. Taken some weeks after the August 20th holocaust. Pulaski saved the lives of 41 of his men. All suffered from smoke inhalation, with most of them sustaining burns and lacerations while outside of the tunnel. The average hospitalization period was six days. Ed Pulaski recovered, but smoke inhalation damaged his lungs and his eyes were now light sensitive. He spent the next two years answering correspondence to fire claims that were either factual or fraudulent. For the better part of 11 years Pulaski championed properly honoring the fallen fire fighters with a suitable monument. While he waited for the government to take action he personally tended to the graves of the fallen in his spare time. In 1923 Congress allotted $500 for improvements to the graves. Courtesy of USFS District 1 Archives. |
| Object ID |
2010.02.015 |
| Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
| People |
Pulaski, Ed |
| Subjects |
Disasters |
| Title |
Ranger Ed Pulaski |
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit line should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Wallace District Mining Museum and the US Forest Service.
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Last modified on: August 16, 2010
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