Bridge-Knik 013

Richard Estelle
Palmer Museum of History and Art
Open Finding Aid
Creator

Alaska Road Commission

Collection

Cookman Collection #1

Time Period

September 20, 1935

Description

Image is of the collapsed piledriver derrick that failed while excavating for pier footing construction. The derrick timbers are visible collapsed to the gravel below the deck with the guide wheel on the deck. The clamshell bucket is lying on the gravel below. Two men are visible inside the machinery house partly visible at upper left, two are on the deck near the steel guide wheel, and one is astraddle the broken beam below the wheel. Lumber and scattered boards are apparent in foreground.

Location

Near Palmer, Alaska

Type

Black & White Paper Print, 3-1/2" x 5-3/4"

ENTRY ID

Bridge-Knik-Rt75L#13x-Coo

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