Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2009.19.333
Accession#:
2009.19
Credit Line:
Donated by the Juneau Volunteer Firefighters Association.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Date:
1971
Description:
Sepia toned photograph of overturned vehicle and ambulance in AJ rock dump.
Sepia toned photo shows ambulance parked beside overturned vehicle with group of people surrounding overturned vehicle. In the bottom corner on the proper right, the front end of a Juneau fire department vehicle can been seen. A water hose appears to be running from this vehicle to the overturned vehicle. The overturned vehicle to the proper left of the before mentioned vehicle. The two rear wheels of the overturned vehicle can be seen. The ambulance is to the proper left of the overturned vehicle. The front end of the ambulance is facing the dirt wall. The back doors to the ambulance are open. The passenger side door of the ambulance is also open. The ambulance is labeled "City of Juneau / POLICE" on the passenger side. A group of emergency responders and bystanders are staning in between the overturned vehicle and ambulance.

As a result of the double—sided tape on the back of the photograph, two horizontal stripes across the photo are a lighter color than the rest of the photo.

Labeled "RESCUE / Summer of 1971 / AJ rock fill (minor injuries!)" on original plastic protector envelope.
Notes:
Envelope labeled Summer of 1971
Search Terms:
Archival
Photograph
History
Emergency Service
Fire
First Aid
Landscape
Mining
Mine
AJ
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B/W, car accident at the AJ rock dumpB/W, car accident at the AJ rock dump