Title from indexer. Photograph shows a system of steam pipes thawing the permafrost on what may be the Seward Peninsula. Original size is 5.25 x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a gold field being thawed by steam pipes. It is being prepared for a gold dredge. Original size is 5.25 x 3.25 in.
Title from caption. Photograph of a mining operation that used steam to thaw the permafrost. Visible in the photo are the boiler, wood pile, cabin and what may be another cabin. Narrative in the photo album reads: "Winter view of a one man...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
50 second, color with audio track, film clip. The clip shows the use of plastic foam planks in road construction in Alaska. The clip is taken from the movie "Rendezvous with Destiny".
This is a close up shot of the water pipeline (hydraulic mining) which extends further into the hill. This location in general appears to be a permafrost area; notice the stunted trees further in the distance.
This is a view of the mountain to the right and in the center. The stream down in the valley, as seen here is making its way into larger waters, possibly a river. A group of houses are also visible in the distance.
Title taken from caption. " Glacier under the tundra mosses, Peluk Creek, Nome Alaska. Lomen Bros, Nome # 647 ". Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo size 3 x 6 .
Title taken from caption. View of workmen around a crane in Bethel, Alaska. From verso: "Typical permafrost foundation on piling. Bethel communication building. U.S. Army Photo". Photo most likely taken in 1955. Original photograph size: 10" x 8".
Title taken from caption. View of a construction worker standing in a field of pilings that are interconnected with hoses and pipes in Alaska. From verso: "Publication of this photograph is not authorized unless approved for release by a Public...
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".
Title taken from verso. View of rock saw, or trenching machine, digging trench for gas supply line during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Also from verso: "It is digging in permafrost for gas supply line between Prudhoe...
Title taken from verso. View of machinery drilling holes for vsm's (vertical support members) to hold pipes during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction near Franklin Bluffs on North Slope in Alaska. Also from verso: "Near Franklin Bluffs." Sept....
Title taken from verso. View of construction workers putting insulation on pipe sections running from above ground to below ground during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction south of Pump Station 1 at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Also from verso: "This...
Title taken from verso. View of construction workers and bulldozer building pad for Trans-Alaska Pipeline made of styrofoam layer and gravel layer at Pump Station 1, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Also from verso: "Styrofoam under ly [sic] of 4 feet of...
Title taken from verso. View of construction workers packing down material around pipes in trenches in permafrost area south of Pump Station Number 1 at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction. June 1975. Photographer: Steve...
Title taken from verso. View of construction workers installing refrigerant lines to keep building foundations frozen at Pump Station 3 in heavy area of permafrost during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction on North Slope in Alaska. Oct. 1974....
Title taken from verso. View of workers laying insulation for Trans-Alaska Pipeline during construction between Galbraith Lake and Toolik Lake areas in Northern Alaska. Also from verso: "Gravel will be added. Area is over ice rich permafrost. Work...
Title taken from verso. Aerial view of construction site for approach to Atigun River bridge during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction in Northern Alaska. Sept. 13, 1974. Photographer: Steve McCutcheon. Original photograph size: 8" x 10 1/8".