2014.003.2003 Stewart’s house slide, 1937, Sandon

Accession Num: 2014.003.2003

Negative Code: C5-16

Extent:

Document Date: 1937-02-24 - --

Donors: Mrs. L. Leonard (Nellie Leonard)

Keywords: 1930s, avalanche, Stewart slide (1937), and Stewart; Evelyn

Locations: Sandon

Physical Description:
1 b/w negative (35 mm)

Notes:
Ruins of Stewart home in Sandon's upper gulch following the home's destruction by an avalanche on 24 February 1937. The Stewarts' granddaughter, Evelyn Stewart, age 6, perished in the avalanche and was found against a chair where the dining room had been.

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