Call NumberX-6853Date1965SummaryMr. and Mrs. John R. Guilford and their two children from Southington Connecticut are shown enjoying a meal of Army Field Rations at the emergency relief center in Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado. Sgt. Damron and SP5 Shockley of the 249th General Hospital at Fitzsimons stand at their table to provide further assistance. The table is covered with paper plates, cups, tin cans, plastic utinsels, wrappers and "Meadow Gold" cartons of milk.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCastle Rock (Colo.)Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle RockFloods--Colorado--Castle RockSoldiers--Colorado--Castle RockGuilford, John RUnited States. Army.Geographic AreaCastle Rock (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710006853Type of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesStamps 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: "Here the John R. Guilford family from Southington Conn. is shown enjoying a meal of Army Field Rations at the emergency relief center in Castel [sic] Rock, Colo. Sgt. Damron and SP5 Shockley from the 249th General Hospital at Fitzsimons are shown asking if further assistance is needed."; R7100068538
Tourists on vacation in Colo. were amoung [sic] the many persons stranded by yesterdays flooding (1965). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1022110
