Title from verso. Full caption from verso reads: "A drilling rig sends out a spray of steam during exploratory work at Prudhoe Bay in 1969. The well which discovered the huge oil field had previously been drilled but additional wells, such as...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows routes of various exploratory voyages. Land on the American continent north and east of Chukotka has the legend, "A great tract of land discovered in 1722 to which the Tzutzy fled when they were pursued by the...
Title from verso. Full caption from verso reads: "A workman uses a blowtorch to thaw a thread protectons [sic]link of casing pipe during early Prudhoe Bay exploratory drilling."
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. "Seismic exploration 'cat' train, in the foreground, was at work on Alaska's North slope in 1969 while exploratory drilling continued nearby. (Atlantic Richfield photo)."