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Helpers transport blankets on a sledge after the avalanche disaster in Vorarlberg, 1954

Headline:

Helpers transport blankets on a sledge after the avalanche disaster in Vorarlberg, 1954

Image text:

Following extreme snowfalls in the Great Walser Valley there were several avalanches between 10 and 12 January 1954. A large-scale rescue operation started immediately with the involvement of the gendarmerie, fire departments, aid organizations and volunteers. The picture shows volunteers who transport some blankets on a sledge.

Photographer:

Alfred Strobel

Date:

11.01.1954

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14.01.1954

Location:

Austria

Image ID:

02274353

Dimensions:

3548px x 5464px

Usage:

No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

Copyright Notice:

Alfred Strobel/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Keywords:

50s accident Alps avalanche avalanche disaster Blons Bludenz disaster district Bludenz fifties Great Walser Valley Grosswalsertal helper historical landslide mountains mountainside mountainsides natural disaster natural disasters rescue salvage snow spilled valley Vorarlberg-Alpine region winter

Headline:

Helpers transport blankets on a sledge after the avalanche disaster in Vorarlberg, 1954

Date:

11.01.1954

Photographer:

Alfred Strobel

Image ID:

02274353