Alaska Road Commission

Cookman Collection #1

May 1936

This is an easterly view of a section of pioneer road over muskeg on the Eklutna Flats. The muddy road surface leads away from the foreground left to the right background. Water occupies a prominent ditch on the right side of the road. A cross drain leads away to the right in middle ground. A mountain shoulder is apparent at right background as is the butte to which the road skirted on the right to travel at the base of the mountains. Many years later the road would be relocated to turn at this butte, cross the rivers and proceed northwest across the flats. Mountains at the east end of the valley are faintly visible over mid ground brush.

Near Eklutna, Alaska

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

Road-75L#20x-Coo