The elderly and women with small children were the first to be evacuated from the area south of Castle Rock
Date
1965
Summary
An Army HU-1A helicopter drops off flood evacuees at an open landing site enroute to the 249th Fitzsimons General Hospital field kitchen at the Castle Rock Junior High School, Castle Rock, Colorado. A man wearing sunglasses walks in front of a man escorting an elderly women with a cane. The pilot wearing a uniform and white helmet stands behind them. The helicopter has white crosses on it, has fast moving rotor blades and tail.
Description
1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject
Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970; Helicopters--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970; Military air pilots--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970; United States. Army.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710006850
Notes
Photoprint is wrinkled; Stamps on back of photoprint read: "Medical Illustration and Audio Visual Activity. Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado, 80240" and "416 1965"; Title typed on label on back of photoprint; additional information: "They were met at the helicopter landing area by a school bus that transported them to the Castle Rock Jr. Hi. school where a htt [sic] meal was waiting at the field kitchen set up by the 249th Gen. Hos. from Fitzsimons."; R7100068504
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