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Blizzard of 1949 - Casper Army Air Base Operations
Photograph of a Casper Air Base plane refueling for "Operation Haylift." In January 1949, one of the worst recorded blizzards in southeastern Wyoming buried many areas in and between Casper, Douglas, Laramie, and Cheyenne in 10-12 feet of snow. Large…
B.P. Amoco Utility Division Photograph
Dismantling the smokestack of No2 boiler house
B.P. Amoco Utility Division Photograph
Dismantling the smokestack of No2 boiler house
Blizzard of 1949 - Casper Army Air Base Operations
Photograph of "Refueling Operation Haylift." U.S. Air Force C-46's, the workhorse of the 1949 blizzard, dropped tons of hay brought into Wyoming from La Junta, Colorado, and other southern states. Snow plows had to continually plow the runways at…
B.P. Amoco Utility Division Photograph
Dismantling the smokestack of No2 boiler house
B.P. Amoco Utility Division Photograph
Dismantling the smokestack of No2 boiler house
B.P. Amoco Utility Division Photograph
Dismantling the smokestack of No2 boiler house
Blizzard of 1949 - Casper Army Air Base Operations
Photograph of an Air Force crew assigned to dropping hay for the night for Milt Coffman. In January 1949, one of the worst recorded blizzards in southeastern Wyoming buried many areas in and between Casper, Douglas, Laramie, and Cheyenne in 10-12…
B.P. Amoco Utility Division Photograph
Dismantling the smokestack of No2 boiler house
B.P. Amoco Utility Division Photograph
No1 water pump house - lightning strike