BOOM TOWN : Ketchikan in the 1950s
Title:
Drilling Crew and Rig, November 24, 1953
Photographer:
Paulu T. Saari
Description:
Along with dynamite blasting, this drilling rig was used to cut through the rock of Nob Hill to build the tunnel. Eight pneumatic drills were mounted on the rig.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Paulu T. Saari Collection, KM 2003.2.63.813
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