Lake Arrowhead fire (forest), 1953

12 images. Lake Arrowhead fire (forest), 28 August 1953. Dick Tennybatala (Hopi Indian); Apache Indians; Steve Gann (United States Forest Service); general views.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Paegel. Date: 1953-08-28. Reporter: Harmon. Assignment: Arrowhead fire. 2: U.S. Forest Servicemen use butane-oil flame thrower to set back fire on lower edge of Rim of the World highway between Arrowhead Highlands and Rim Forest. Apache Indians work back fire on Rim highway. Steve Gann, US Forest Service, uses railroad flare to set back fire behind Rim Forest. Other backfire shots. 212F: Hopi Dick Tennybatala sharpens axe while fellow Hopis watch. Hopis file down dangerous canyon to fire area to work blaze - these are skilled men like Zunis. Firemen observe destruction from Baylis Picnic Grounds looking East".