BOOM TOWN : Ketchikan in the 1950s
Title:
Rock Drillers Prepare for Blasting, North End of Tunnel Project, August 18, 1953
Photographer:
Paulu T. Saari
Description:
This photo illustrates why vehicular and pedestrian traffic between downtown and the West End were so often disrupted during construction of the tunnel and the Water Street viaduct.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Paulu T. Saari Collection, KM 2003.2.63.808
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