Pipelines

First piercing operation of first length 24 inch seamless for War Emergency Pipelines, Inc at Lorain Works.

First length of 24 inch seamless pipe on cooling table for War Emergency Pipelines, Inc. at Lorain Work on July 9, 1942.

Two unidentified men sitting at table full of telegrams, evidently related to the oil industry or the oil pipeline.

Ed Price (left), General Superintendent, Lorain Works; Harold L. Ickes (center), Petroleum Administrator for War; and B.F. Fairless (right) during an inspection of 24 inch pipe for a 550 mile pipeline.

Welders working on the pipeline in winter in eastern Pennsylvania. The welders are tying in a section of pipe on the crest of a hill of almost solid rock. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Stove piping in the Allegheny Foothills. Terrain is so rough and muddy that only one stalk of pipe can be tied into the line at a time. Progress slows but does not stop. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

View of pipeline with overbend and side bend as it moves downhill. This pipeline is entering the western slopes of the Alleghenies in western Pennsylvania. The combination bend is factory-made by the National Tube at Lorain. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Tow cat (a D-7) pulling a stringer truck up a hill. The stringer truck strings out pipe along the right of way to keep the line moving. When the stringer slows down, the tow cats lend a hand. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Fuel sled along right of way. The sled contains diesel fuel, gasoline, and kerosene. The sled is pulled on skids because of the mud. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Two boom cats working on the mainline in western Pennsylvania. The cat in the background stands guard over the pipe with the one in the foreground helping out a bogged-down clamshell. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.