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Memorandum, from Evan W. Kelley, Regional Forester, 24 July 1936 Item Info

Title:
Memorandum, from Evan W. Kelley, Regional Forester, 24 July 1936
Creator:
Kelley, Evan W.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1936-07-24
Description:
The memorandum issued by Regional Forester Evan W. Kelley laments the condition of Shearer airstrip, which has been deemed unfit for use by pilot Robert Johnson. In stern remonstration, Kelley makes it clear that the safety of the field must be maintained even with no additional funding allotted for the task: To risk the loss of life due to our failure to use every resource at our command to make safe our landing fields does not leave us with much defense.
Subjects:
Shearer Airstrip
Location:
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Idaho and Mont.)
Latitude:
45.991416
Longitude:
-114.839946
Publisher:
Unpublished
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
Source:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Shearer_Landing_Field_07-24-36
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf

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"Memorandum, from Evan W. Kelley, Regional Forester, 24 July 1936", The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness History Project, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/sbw/items/sbw132.html
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