Wage Epic Fight To Overcome Peril Of Snow Locked Roads

Clip: 341493_1_1

Year Shot: 1932 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1507

Original Film: 004-022-06

HD: N/A

Location: SILVERTON, CO

Timecode: 00:39:11 - 00:40:01

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Shaky - light and blurry in contrast and imagery Cut off from the world by a record snow-fall citizens of this community suspend all mining operations and concentrate on penetrating the tremendous drifts to obtain food and fuel. Battling across the vast wastes, ever in danger of being annihilated by mountainous avalanches as the piles break away and slide into the san Juan Basin, supplies finally reach the stricken town in time to stave off starvation, after six weeks of isolation.