First volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. June 18-Nov. 12, 1915. [143] pages ; 16 cm.
42 second film clip, black & white/silent. The clip shows miners preparing and drilling hard rock. The clip was taken from the movie "The Story of Copper."
6 min, 22 sec film clip, color/silent. Footage includes: men operating a hydraulic "giant", men drilling thaw points, interior and exterior operations of a gold dredge, excavation by bulldozer and steam shovel, men sluicing gold and scooping...
Aerial view of west end of Park Strip between 9th and 10th Avenues during soils study drilling after March 27, 1964 earthquake, Anchorage, Alaska. From verso: "Anchorage - shows soils study drilling - left - Bootlegger Cove. Property of the Cook...
Charlie White and Jack Hoare in the Ruff & Tuff gold mine, drilling holes in the tunnel face. Both gold miners are wearing hard hats with lamps. Original photograph size: 5 3/4" x 4".
Design by Brown & Root of Houston and built at American Pipe and Construction Company at Vancouver, Wash., shipyards, the Trading Bay platform was towed to its permanent location in Cook Inlet, Alaska, for completion. The rugged jacket section was...
Designed to overcome the 30-foot tides, crushing ice, and strong currents of Alaska's Cook Inlet, this "monopod" drilling rig owned by Marathon Oil Company and Union Oil Company of California is positioned over the partner's discovery well at the...