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B1994.009a.35
Official photograph USAFH 4420. 3/7/62. W.A. site signs. 35R 173-03 [White Alice sign]
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray / B1994_009a
B1994.009.1428
The White Alice System. RCA. Official photograph USAFH 4420 [map]
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.397
Aniak site #9, 9-24-56, equipment & dormitory building from Ant #3
Keywords: communications, Cold War
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.425
#6 August 22, Anvil Mountain. Looking south towards building and Antenna #1 and #2.
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.426
Anvil Mountain, 7-26-57. Looking south toward antenna #2
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.444
Anvil Mountain, 8/12/57. Aerial view of site looking north.
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.528
Bear Creek, 8/23/57. Antennas #2-3-4-5, looking northeast.
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.654
Hut and tower at Iliamna site #2. Hut 9 tower.
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.715
Ft. Yukon, 8/12/57. 60' antennas & feed horns. A Western Electric Photo, photographed by A.T. Rife
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.740
Granite Mountain. Driven snow accumulations. Antenna #4 and feedhorn. 4/15/57
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.902
Indian Mountain, 9-20-57, ant. #1 to Bear Creek
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.914
Kalakaket Creek, 9/16/57. Ant. #4 to North River. Western Electric Photo by M.C. Jung.
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1994.009.997
Neklasson Lake 11/56. Antenna erection, assembling the structural stell support for 60 FPTs antenna. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., photog. R & M copy 3291.
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B2006.005.477
This would be a beautiful picture in color. Tanks in foreground are our fuel tanks, 2000 gal. each.
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B2006.005
B2012.030.1469
King Salmon White Alice Proj., Bristol Bay Tour, Oct. 10, 1957 [aerial]
Keywords: communications, Cold War
Collection: B2012.030
B2014.016.2219
Circle City. Sam Hailey and REd Stoddart under nose of snow-train. Power section had two 400 HP diesel Cummins generating electric power for each of 24 wheels of snow-train. [DEW Line road construction, 1955]
Keywords: construction, Cold War
Collection: B2014.016
B2016.006.2640
Summit TACAN, June 1956 [airplane on airstrip, building and antennas at right]
Keywords: communications, Cold War
Collection: B2016.006
B1998.014.1.2314
"Key-key-rumie its cold up here" The Alaskan key bird is an ex-sea gull who flew off course when it mistook the North POle for a totem pole. "Key bird cartoon" [artwork depicting bird wearing earmuffs and boots and covered in snow flying between signs reading "North Pole" and "Alasak" World War II era design Kee Bird refers to B-29 Superfortress and nose art design]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1983.091.S5496.2
(Radar site, Chugach Range near Arctic Valley)(Aerial view of the Nike site)
Keywords: cold war, early warning sysytem, missle, military
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock