- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Rescuers and community members gathered outside a local cave, where a gas explosion just occurred, killing three, Chatanooga County, Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, April 16, 1966.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993
- Date of Original:
- 1966-04-16
- Subject:
- Explosions
Disasters
Disaster relief--Georgia--Trenton
Emergency management--Georgia--Trenton - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dade County, 34.85452, -85.50453
United States, Georgia, Dade County, Trenton, 34.87202, -85.50913 - Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- These are scenes from an fatal explosion that occurred in Trenton, Georgia, Chattanooga County [i.e. Dade County]. The type of gas that ignited the flames was never discovered, but the source of the 10-hour ordeal was a 16-year-old boy scout's carbide lamp. Two rescuers, Rusty Mills, age 18, and Bernie Gilley, age 19, died in an attempt to rescue the boy scouts. The scouts' guide, Phill Howell, age 27, also was killed by the noxious fumes. Negative envelope: "Cave Explosion in Trenton, Georgia (Chattanooga County). April 16, 1966. Bill Wilson." AJC Memorandum: "Turn in to me before February 1, 1977, 1 8x10 print with ID and the negative of the five best photographs you have produced since 12/10/45. Color submitted in addition to above."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/4463
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:4463/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCNS1966-04-16i, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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