Alaska Road Commission

Cookman Collection

September 20, 1935

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.

Near Palmer, Alaska

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

Bridge-Knik-Rt75L#13x-Coo