Pipelines

Boom cat hauling clam shell out of mud in Western Pennsylvania on South Fork of Wheeling Creek. One track on the clam shell is completely under the mud and the other one is almost under the mud. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

Clam shell mired in mud almost over its tracks on the banks of the South Fork of Wheeling Creek in Pennsylvania near the West Virginia border. On the other end of the cable attached to the clam shell is a towing caterpillar to pull it out. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

Mud ruts along pipeline in western Pennsylvania which tell the story of how the operation is run. To the right of the pipe are two D-8 boom cats working as a pair. They help machinery through the deep mud. The clam shell is clamming out a cave-in. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline, Volume I.

A caterpillar "sucking" a stringer truck loaded with three stalks of pipeline across the South Fork of Wheeling Creek in Western Pennsylvania onto the right of way. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume I.

Inspectors in car at end of inspection trip, September 18, 1942. Ralph K. Davies (second from left), Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War, and unidentified others. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Group of unidentified men playing craps during lunch along the pipeline. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Cover up machine working on completed part of Section Number 4 of pipeline. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Group of men around Section Number 4 just before back-filling. Ralph K. Davies (far left of group of men in foreground) and unidentified others. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Caterpillars carefully lowering covered pipe along part of Section Number 4. Workers unidentified. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

The "Snitcher" being used by an unidentified group of men on Section Number 4. The "Snitcher" is an electrical device that detects any flaws in the protective wrapping around the pipeline. Any defects are patched. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.