Alaska Road Commission

Cookman Collection #1

December 8, 1931

This image is a winter scene of a cat tractor pulling a double "Go Devil" sled negotiating overflow water at the Deception Creek crossing. The tractor in middle ground appears to be driving around the edge of the flooded road section while the sled remains behind. A man is visible standing in front of the sled and enlargement of the photo shows he holds a length of cable, apparently ready to reconnect the cat to the sled. The road surface extends from the immediate foreground to the overflow area, identified by chunks of broken ice. Dense birch and spruce forest is on both sides and all is covered with snow.

Deception Creek, Alaska

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

Road-35DB#20x-Coo