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TITLE	Wildfire: Rodeo-Chediski 6-23-2002 -- Deserted Main Street
CREATOR	Buswell, Brian
SUBJECT	Communication Artifact: Documentary Artifact: Print, Photographic
Browse Topic	Family and community Transportation Land and resources
DESCRIPTION	Color photograph of the Deuce of Clubs (main street) Show Low, AZ. Sunday, June 23, 2002, the day after the Rodeo and the Chediski wildfires merged, Show Low was deserted by all except reporters, firefighters, police and National Guardsmen. Show Low's residents, having been ordered by the Chief of Police, John Corder and Mayor Gene Kelley to evacuate the day before, had fled to Eager-Springerville or other places to wait out the firestorm. The evacuation order for Show Low was recended on June 29th, and the fire was extinguished sometime in September 2002.
TYPE	Image
Material Collection	Buswell, Brian and White Mountain Independent Special Report
Exhibit	Rodeo Chediski Wildfire
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of Brian Buswell, the copyright holder. Please contact the Show Low Museum with questions regarding this image.
DATE ORIGINAL	2002-06-23
Time Period	2000s (2000-2009)
ORIGINAL FORMAT	4" x 6" color photograph
Source Identifier	L03.RC.10.1
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER	desertedstreet.jpg
Date Digital	2006-12-12
DIGITAL FORMAT	JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
DIGITIZATION SPECIFICATIONS	Photo taken with a Nikon N2000 film camera and scanned by an HP Office Jet 5500 Series Printer, Scanner, Copier
REPOSITORY	Show Low Museum (http://www.showlowmuseum.com)
Sort Order	0250