Title from verso. Full comment from verso reads: "Prudhoe Bay State No. 1, the discovery well for the giant Prudhoe Bay field, is enclosed in a metal building in this 1969 photograph. The discovery well, drilled in 1968 by ARCO/Exxon,...
View of cargo being loaded into Wien Air Alaska 737 jet at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Also from verso: "Boeing 737. Prudhoe Bay." 1970's? Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. Man taking photograph of wooden trees and sign reading: "Prudhoe Bay National Forest" on canal at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, as woman stands at his right. Petroleum industry buildings are in right background. 1970's. Photographer:...
Title taken from caption. Woman standing near tour bus watched caribou grazing at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. From verso: "Caribou, Prudhoe Bay." 1970's. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8 1/8" x 10".
The Senior Seminar, comprised of top military officers. U.S. ambassadors, and high level
federal workers (FBI, CIA, and etc.), tour Prudhoe Bay oil facilities with industry escort -
Prudhoe Bay.
The Senior Seminar, comprised of top military officers, U.S. ambassadors, and high level
federal workers (FBI, CIA, and etc.), tour Prudhoe Bay oil facilities with industry escort -
Prudhoe Bay.
Title from verso. Full verso caption reads: "First development at Prudhoe Bay, on Alaska's North Slope, is pictured above in 1969. At center is ARCO's operations center, and adjoining it is a small topping plant to produce diesel fuel for...
Title from verso. Full caption from verso reads: "Hercules C-130 aircraft lands on ARCO's Prudhoe Bay airstrip to supply exploratory drilling operations late in 1969. The huge aircraft made it possible to transport drill rigs to the North...
Title from verso. Full caption from verso reads: "The aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, dances across the Arctic sky in this photo taken at Prudhoe Bay on a cold winter's night in 1969."
Title from verso. Full verso caption reads: "Confirmation well, which verified the discovery for the Prudhoe Bay oil field, was the Sag River State No. 1, drilled in 1968. The discovery well, Prudhoe bay State No. 1, was completed as a gas...
Title from verso. Full caption from verso reads: "Blowing snow nearly obscures the Prudhoe Bay discovery well in 1969 photo. 'White outs' such as this are common during Arctic winters."
Title from verso. Full caption from verso reads: "Barges used to transport Prudhoe Bay oil field facilities from the West Coast to Alaska's North Slope during the summer of 1969 remain frozen in the ice at ARCO's East Dock during the...
Title from verso. Full caption from verso reads: "Hercules C-130 aircraft lands at Prudhoe Bay to bring in supplies for drilling activity in 1969. soon after the discovery of the giant oil field."
Title taken from verso. View of freight being loaded into Wien Air Alaska Boeing 737 at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. 1970's? Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. View of dock at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, constructed using beached barges, with crane at left and men walking along beach at right. 1970's. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from caption. View of test hole drilled through permafrost for oil drilling operations at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. 1970's. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8 1/8" x 10".
Man standing near oil well at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Sign on well reads in part: "Atlantic Richfield Company. ARCO-Humble drill site ... Well no. 2." 1970's. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from caption. View of tour bus for Prudhoe Bay Tours (run by Wien Consolidated Airlines) at oil drilling rig at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, with tourists at right. 1970-1973. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from caption. View of buildings at Atlantic Richfield Company base camp at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, with trucks parked at left. 1970's. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8 1/8" x 10".