ABOVE: Cat train to Umiat, 1945 INSET: Barges being unloaded on Arctic beach BELOW: Barge and boats on the beach, August 1945
ABOVE: NPR-4 Staff at headquarters in Point Barrow, 1947 INSET: Umiat 1946 Arctic Contractors BELOW: Point Barrow, September 1945
Dalton’s knowledge of the roadless North Slope, Arctic seasonal access and the area’s resources and daunting challenges assisted State leaders in the 1960s as they selected state lands proven to be valuable petroleum resources.
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