Box PCA0142
Contains 68 Results:
… not knowing that homes no longer exist.
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.
… that tents instead waited for them. [Tatitlek?]
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.
The step from chaos to organization was an important one. Tents served as temporary quarters for engineers conducting a preliminary survey. [Tatitlek?]
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.
It was sometimes difficult to decide where to begin. [3 men surveying the landscape]
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.
There were so many things to do even before reconstruction could be planned in detail. [Men clearing downed trees]
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.
Ingenuity and “field expediency” were necessary in many instances to handle emergency situations without proper equipment. This worker uses a frying pan and camp stove to melt lead to install temporary sanitation facilities.
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.
Sealing the joint. [two men working on a pipe]
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.
Much specialized equipment was needed [electronic equipment]
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.
As more and more equipment arrived, more definite steps in reconstruction became possible. [Port Lions?, numerous woodworking equipment]
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.
Typical of immediate logistical problems even before materials arrived was urgently needed fuel for stoves and machines to be stockpiles for the reconstruction effort.
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Collection, 1964 : Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, March 27, 1964. Images includes residents, disaster workers and views of Chenega, Afognak, Kaguyak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and English Bay. A text narrative accompanies the photographs.