Alaska Road Commission

Cookman Collection #2

June 1930

This image shows a cat tractor in foreground pulling a low grader machine over flat ground to level the surface of the new "Aviation Field" near Anchorage. One man sits on the cat and another stands behind the machinery. A low line of trees and brush stands on the far side of the field in background and a water tower is visible in far background over the standing man's shoulder. This area, identified as Anchorage's "first true airport", was later named "Merrill Field".

Anchorage, Alaska

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

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