Title from verso. Group of men testing oil from a seepage near Anchorage, Alaska. Verso reads: Oil geologists examining seepage at Anchorage. 1. Alfred H. Brooks, U.S. Geo Surv. 2. Ed Nolan, chief geologist Genrl [sic] Petrol [...] co. ...
On verso: "Pioneers of Alaska, men who have been isolated from the outside world for from 20 to 31 years. Billy Burke, Aze Wilcox, Jess Allen, Martin Slisco, Smithy Wanamaker, Carl Frank, George Huey, Pete Davey, Jack Hood, Earl Workman. Aze and...
On verso: "Barren plateau north of Slatepile Mt., scene of our all night retreat from the mosquitoes (July 31); Gates to the Arctic in center background"