Pipeline awaiting delivery
Tons of oil pipeline somewhere in Arkansas awaiting delivery to the line. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.
Pipelines
Section of pipeline being lifted from freight car
Section of two ton oil pipeline being lifted from the freight car to the trailer truck to be placed in Section Number 3. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.
Grave in Section Number 3
Grave of P.L. Reser who died March 21, 1900 which was found after clearing trees and brush from Section Number 3. The oil pipeline was diverted to leave the grave undisturbed. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.
Construction of temporary runway over Cache River
Construction of a temporary runway over the Cache River in Section Number 5 using logs from trees removed from the right of way for the oil pipeline. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.
Bulldozer following a clearing gang
Bulldozer following a clearing gang along Section Number 4 of the oil pipeline. These bulldozers prepared a temporary road for the machines and workers. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.
Pick and shovel work along path for pipeline
Pick and shovel work being completed along the path of the oil pipeline. This is a 1500 foot blue granite bed along Section Number 3. Eight of these beds were encountered along a 5 mile stretch. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.
Blast breaking a granite bed in path of oil pipeline
Blast breaking up a granite bed in the path of the oil pipeline. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.
Tree stumps in Section number 4 of oil pipeline
Before dynamite blasts blow tree stumps from the right of way of the oil pipeline, a clearing gang works on Section Number 4. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.
View of oil pipeline
A view of oil pipeline that is ready to be set into the ground. From the scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views - First Section of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline.