During August 1973 and August 1974, Dennis Cowals documented sites of the future Alaskan Pipeline both on the ground and from the air.
These wonderful photographs from The U.S. National Archives were taken by Dennis Cowals that document the pre-pipeline Alaska wilderness from Prudhoe Bay south to Valdez, the terminus of the pipeline.
Caribou Feed on Lichens and Moss. The Bird Is an Alaskan Raven, August 1973
“Alaska Cotton” Found in Marshy Areas Along Entire 789-Mile Route of the Pipeline, August 1973
A Pair of Young Rams, 3-5 Years Old, at the West Salt Lick of the Atigun Gorge, Four Miles From the Point Where the Pipeline Will Cross the Atigun River, August 1973
A Rainbow Seems Rooted in a Rock Wall That Forms the North Side of the Atigun Gorge, 5 Miles East of the Point Where the Pipeline Will Cross the Atigun River, August 1973
A Young Female Fox near Galbraith Lake Camp, August 1973
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