Nostalgia & History > 30 ft High Snow Plowed Off Tracks in Alaska

These photos and captions are from Alaska's Digital Archives.

1. Man standing beside Alaska Railroad tracks in 30 foot deep trench of snow in Alaska, with snow shed in distance. 1920's. AMRC-b64-1-553 Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center

2. Man standing on another man's shoulders beside Alaska Railroad tracks in 30 foot trench of snow in Alaska, with snow shed in distance. 1920's. AMRC-b64-1-555 Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center


Marty Bernard



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/14 18:55 by MartyBernard.

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MartyBernard Wrote:
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> 2. Man standing on another man's shoulders beside
> Alaska Railroad tracks in 30 foot trench of snow

Only if those men are twelve feet tall.

Fun!

Steve Mitchell
http://www.yardgoatimages.com

11 feet for the two of them may be generous. People generally ran shorter than now 80-100 years ago.