Pipelines

Unidentified pipeline worker that works around the machines using and carring the "dope" for the doping and wrapping machine. These men wore zinc ointment to protect their skin from being burned by the "dope". From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Unidentified men using doping and wrapping machine on Section Number 4. The doping and wrapping machine runs an average 30 feet per minute. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Group of men on Section Number 4. Ralph K. Davies (second from left) and unidentified others. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Doping and wrapping machine working along Section Number 5. The machine lays on a protective coating of a tar-like substance and wraps the pipeline with an asbestos covering. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Section of clean oil pipeline along Section Number 4 awaiting "doping and wrapping". From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Group of men working on Section Number 5 of the oil pipeline. The machine they are using is the cleaning and priming machine. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Group of men working on oil pipeline. The machine in the picture is the cleaning and priming machine. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

A caterpillar lifts a section of pipe that is bent to follow the path of the pipeline down a hill. This pipe is on Section Number 3. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

A group of workers bend a section of pipe cold along Section Number 3. Cold bending is accomplished by placing a Caterpillar in the middle to hold the pipe in place. Then a Caterpillar is placed on either end on the opposite side to pull the other direction. The Caterpillar on the left is holding the pipe in place and the other Caterpillars are pulling the ends. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.

Unidentified workers bend a section of pipe. This is achieved by placing a fire inside an oven by the center of the pipe to heat the steel. Then the ends are pulled together with cables attached to the "cold" end of the pipe. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.