Alaska Road Commission

Cookman Collection #1

September 1937

This image is of four men working to construct a short bridge across a small, fast-flowing stream entering the picture in middle ground and flowing out at right foreground between exposed gravel banks. Two long light-colored beams span the stream in foreground that may have been temporary construction access. Just beyond, and at a higher level, three men are visible working on the deck of the permanent bridge at road grade. One of the men is using a long crosscut saw to trim deck planks. A fourth man is working below the bridge at right. Looking under the bridge and just beyond, a small streamside use area is visible on a gravel bar with rocks piled along the water's edge, a small table is in place, and railings of a stairway leads down from above. Close beyond can be seen a small house, a log cabin, and a car. The tops of mountains are partially visible at upper left background.

Near Anchorage, Alaska

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

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