(4:11 min) (20 of 27) Haul Road -- Cook & conditions
Cook volunteered to go along when he heard about project. He handed out cookies to the kids, helped in building community relations. Construction was moving slow; there were just not...
Title taken from caption. " Alaska Road Commission on Valdez Dike, Col. W. P. Richardson, Pres. Lieut. L. A. Kunzig, and Lieut. L. E. Edgerton. " Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. G4133. Reproduced from a glass plate.
Title from caption. A building is labeled "Alaska Road Commission". Next to it, a sign above the road reads: "Steese Highway; Fairbanks - Circle - Military Highway; Constructed and Maintained by the Alaska Road Commission".
Title from caption. "McKinley Park Road - Mile 43[.25] - Aug. 11, 1930. R.46D S.W.Dist." Toklat River East Fork. Construction of wooden bridge between steep river banks. There is a crane at work on opposite end of bridge. A steam engine (or...
View showing half-finished parking space at terminus of road project; numerous boulders on right were later used for guard rail; Mendenhall Glacier in background
Intersection with two road signs. Fences and buildings in background. Sign in image: Richardson Highway, Valdez - Chitina - Fairbanks Military Road Constructed and Maintained by the Alaska Road Commission.
Title from verso: Alaska Road Commission [garage?] at Fairbanks Alaska. Sign above door reads: Alaska Road Commission. Identified on verso: Clyde Collins, George Myers, Ves [?] McMillen, Archie Collins, Tommy Carr, Harold Arneson.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows the office building of the Alaska Road Commission. In the background more buildings can be seen. Caption from finding aid reads "Alaska Road Commission Building at McKinley". Location is at McKinley...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows the Alaska Road Commission Office. Automobiles are parked outside. Caption from finding aid reads "Alaska Road Commission Building at McKinley". Location is at McKinley Park, Alaska.
(4:43 min.) (08 of 27) Start of contracting
First job was building the bridge between Illinois St. and College Road over Noyes Slough. Lots of paperwork, everything was an emergency since there was no experience with how to do the simplest...
(2:44 min) (14 of 27) Assistance from the community
Alaska Road Commission built roads with the assistance of local miners. The miners would volunteer their time, fuel, and equipment.
(2:15 min) (22 of 27) Haul Road -- Environmental issues No visible long-term damage today. There was some in the early days. Some spots were really bad looking at the time.
(4:15 min) (19 of 27) Haul Road -- Bettles
Once they made it to Bettles they had to refit equipment. There was too much wind north of Bettles, canvas was okay for a while but had to build with more substantial metal and wood. Snow ramps to...