Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Healy, Stan |
Role Artist 2 |
Printer |
Nationality or Tribal Affiliation |
American |
Title |
Intermountain Lumber Fire |
Type of Object |
Photograph |
Date |
1959/2003 |
Medium |
Gelatin silver print |
Edition |
50/100 |
Dimensions |
H-26 W-26 cm |
Dimension Details |
Above is image size. Paper: 35.4 x 37.7cm; Mat: 51 x 40.5cm |
Collection |
Missoula Art Museum Collection |
How acquired |
Donated by Timothy B. Gordon |
Object ID |
2005.13.22 |
Statement about this object |
On July 29, 1959, a fire blazed at the Intermountain Lumber mill. According to the Montana Standard of July 30: "Missoula firefighters matched a spectacular lumber mill fire Wednesday night with spectacular firefighting methods in containing the blaze by 'divebombing' it from the air with chemicals. Two converted Navy torpedo bombers made 41 passes al the - fire, sometimes swooping through the flames 50-feet above a burning pile of uncut logs. "In all, 8,400 gallons of a borate chemical solution were dropped on the limber in the yard of the Intermountain Lumber Co. on the banks of the Clark Fork River near downtown Missoula. "Company president, H. H. Kessler said 'he wasn't sure yet about the loss' but unofficial estimates based on the amount of timber burned and the present price of lumber placed the loss at $30-35,000. "Missoula city firemen stood by after the fire was declared contained letting it burn itself out and plying water on the remains. The fire started in a huge pile of large, uncut logs. They were ignited from sparks from the plant's burner. Damage was confined to the logs and buildings of the plant were unharmed." |
Subjects |
Fire fighting Fires Airplanes Smoke |
Search Terms |
Missoula, Montana Intermountain Lumber Company |