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Results below are from the Alaska Digital Archives which includes material from institutions all over the state. You can sort by clicking on the column header.

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image thumbnail Bevel machine, north slope. Title taken from accompanying note."Bevel machine, north slope, Prudhoe Bay, 1971 [Surfcote, 1971]". A crane operator is raising or lowering a piece of machinery. In the background at left, hundreds of lengths of pipe lie stacked. Bruce Haldeman Papers, 1953-1989;
image thumbnail North Slope. Title taken from accompanying note. "North Slope, 1971 [Surfcote, 1971]." A man in a yellow hard hat and goggles stands in an equipment room in front of what may be an furnace or air-heating system (left). Bruce Haldeman Papers, 1953-1989;
image thumbnail Self [Bruce Haldeman]. Title taken from accompanying note. "Self [Bruce Haldeman; North Slope, Oct '83]." Bruce Haldeman Papers, 1953-1989;
image thumbnail Seismic exploration equipment Title from verso.Full caption from verso reads:"Equipment used for seismic exploration on Alaska's North Slope in 1969 includes a shot hole drill, at left foreground, and a Nodwell tracked vehicle at center. At right in one of the portable modular buildings used as seismic crew quarters." Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail Big tracked vehicle pulls seismic equipment Title from verso. Photograph of a tracked convoy.Verso reads:"Big tracked vehicle pulls seismic equipment along its designated path during 1969 "shoot" on Alaska's North Slope." Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail Prudhoe Bay State No. 1 Title from verso. Full comment from verso reads:"Prudhoe Bay State No. 1, the discovery well for the giant Prudhoe Bay field, is enclosed in a metal building in this 1969 photograph. The discovery well, drilled in 1968 by ARCO/Exxon, signalled the start of development from Alaska's North Slope." Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail First development at Prudhoe Bay Title from verso.Full verso caption reads:"First development at Prudhoe Bay, on Alaska's North Slope, is pictured above in 1969. At center is ARCO's operations center, and adjoining it is a small topping plant to produce diesel fuel for use on the North Slope." Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail Support helicopter hovers low over seismic 'cat train' Title from verso. Full caption from verso reads:"Support helicopter hovers low over seismic 'cat train' making its way across the frozen tundra of Alaska's North Slope in 1969." Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail Cargo plane lands at Prudhoe Bay airstrip 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 Slope in the years before the North Slope haul road was built." Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail Tugboat and barges after freezeup in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Title from verso.Full caption from verso reads:"A tugboat and barges, used to lighter freight from larger ocean-going barges after their arrival on Alaska's North Slope, maintain a lonely vigil after freezeup in the fall on 1969." Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail Cluster of modular units Title from verso. Full verso caption reads:"Cluster of modular units is home to seismic crew during early North Slope exploration. The units, pulled across the frozen tundra with caterpillar tractors, became known as 'cat trains.' " Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail Barges frozen at ARCO's East Dock in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska Title from verso.Full caption from verso reads:"Barges used to transport Prudhoe Bay oil field facilities from the West Coast to Alaska's North Slope during the summer of 1969 remain frozen in the ice at ARCO's East Dock during the following winter." Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail Cutline P: Seismic exploration 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)." Atlantic Richfield Company Collection;
image thumbnail Sig Wien landing DEW Line raydar [sic] equipment at Cross Island, 20 miles off Ar[c]tic coast line, 250 miles east of Barrow. 1947. Title taken from verso. View of Sigurd Wien landing Noorduyn Norseman 6 to 8 seat airplane loaded with DEW (Distance Early Warning) Line radar equipment at Cross Island, Alaska, with man standing in front of log and sod hut. Also from verso: "Airplane is Noorduyn Noorseman [sic] 6 to 8 place. Note Eskimo sod and wood huts of primitave [sic] design." 1947. Photographer: Noel Wien. Original photograph size: 8 1/8" x 10". AMRC. Wien Collection;
image thumbnail State of Alaska 23rd oil and gas lease sale. Title taken from sign in photograph. View of 23rd oil and gas lease sale for Alaska inside Sydney Laurence Auditorium in Anchorage, Alaska, with map of North Slope area in Alaska on sign in background. Alaska Governor Keith Miller holds microphone, while Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Kelly stands at far right. Also from sign in photograph: "Map courtesy of Alaska Map Service, Inc. $ ,900,220,590." From information with photograph: "Governor Keith Miller speaking. DNR Commissioner Tom Kelly, far right." Sept. 10, 1969. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 8 1/8" x 10". AMRC. Ward Wells Collection;
image thumbnail Pipeline visit. Title from sleeve. On hill viewing pipeline or oil boom crossing a river - Yukon or Tanana? Photographer's number: 21463. 2 1/4 B&W negative. AMRC. Steve McCutcheon Collection
image thumbnail Nixon, Stevens. Pipe line camp, Happy Valley. Title from sleeve. Names of Ted Stevens and Richard Nixon spelled out in pastries at mess hall. Photographer's number: 21461. 2 1/4 B&W negative. AMRC. Steve McCutcheon Collection
image thumbnail US S[enator] Stevens on slopes. Title from sleeve. Pipeline visit. Stevens bending to mop up oil from river? Photographer's number: 21464. 2 1/4 B&W negative. AMRC. Steve McCutcheon Collection
image thumbnail US S[enator] Stevens on slopes. Title from sleeve. Pipeline visit. Water pouring out of a spigot over material and into pan. Photographer's number: 21466. 2 1/4 B&W negative. AMRC. Steve McCutcheon Collection
image thumbnail Hydro test head on pipe. Title taken from verso. View of Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction across Sagavanirktok River on North Slope in Alaska, showing pipe head where "pig" can be inserted to perform hydro test and with crane in background. Also from verso: "Note the concreate [sic] coating to prevent pipe from rising due to water level. Sag River." Sept. 9, 1975. Photographer: Steve McCutcheon. Original photograph size: 8" x 10 1/8". AMRC. McCutcheon Collection;
image thumbnail Happy Valley fuel leak - trench to intercept diesel oil. Title taken from verso. View of trench used to intercept diesel oil after spill at Happy Valley construction camp during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction on North Slope in Alaska. Aug. 4, 1972. Photographer: Steve McCutcheon. Original photograph size: 10" x 8". AMRC. McCutcheon Collection;
image thumbnail Happy Valley camp. Title taken from verso. Aerial view of Happy Valley Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction camp on North Slope in Alaska, with helicopter in foreground and airplane in far background. March 10, 1975. Photographer: Steve McCutcheon. Original photograph size: 8" x 10 1/8". AMRC. McCutcheon Collection;
image thumbnail Happy Valley and the Sagavanirktok River. Title taken from verso. Aerial view of Sagavanirktok River with Happy Valley construction camp at upper right during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction on North Slope in Alaska. Aug. 4, 1972. Original photograph size: 10" x 8". AMRC. McCutcheon Collection;
image thumbnail Bringing the Colville Queen ACV from North Slope to the Yukon River. Title taken from verso. View of truck hauling "Colville Queen" ACV (air cushion vehicle) from North Slope to Yukon River during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction, about 30 miles south of Old Man Camp in Interior Alaska. Also from verso: "This 30 miles south of Old Man Camp; -52F." Nov. 25, 1974. Photographer: Steve McCutcheon. Original photograph size: 8" x 10". AMRC. McCutcheon Collection;
image thumbnail Buried pipe crossing of the Sagavanirktok River was a difficult undertaking. Title taken from verso. Aerial view of Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction with buried pipes crossing Sagavanirktok River on North Slope in Alaska. 1975? Photographer: Steve McCutcheon. Original photograph size: 8" x 10 1/8". AMRC. McCutcheon Collection;

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