David P. Godwin (1892-1947)
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Creator: United States Forest Service
Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs
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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0485
At the time photograph was taken, David P. Godwin (1892-1947) was Assistant Chief of Fire Control, U.S. Forest Service; he had investigated the 1937 Blackwater fire; he approved the first experiments in having firefighters parachute into blazes ("smoke jumpers").
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0485
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0485]