Alaska Road Commission

Cookman Collection #2

July 3, 1936

This view is from atop the Shear Dam looking from the landward portion toward the terminal end. In foreground, tops of two rows of pilings are visible with large cottonwood logs lying between. Beyond these logs the structure appears to be filled or covered with brush. Three men are visible atop the structure and two more stand on the ground at left. The near man wears a mosquito net over his head. On top of the foreground logs are two of the hand tools used in constructing the structure. A two-man crosscut saw lies across the logs in foreground and a peavey tool is stuck vertically into a log beyond. River water containing many logs and root wads cover the middle ground beyond the structure and forested land on the far shore is visible in background.

Matanuska Valley, Alaska

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

Erosion Control-Matanuska-Rt75L#9x-Coo