Man standing on an ice floe working to disperse ice off the end of a jetty during the breakup of ice in Nome harbor, Alaska, Spring of 1921
Caption on mount: Working ice off bar north end of jetty. PH Coll 607.19 In the spring, frozen ice begins to break up opening waterways in Alaska waters. This thawed ice can cause damage to the natural environment, man made water channels, piers, seawalls and riverbanks. To help prevent this damage...
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Summary: | Caption on mount: Working ice off bar north end of jetty. PH Coll 607.19 In the spring, frozen ice begins to break up opening waterways in Alaska waters. This thawed ice can cause damage to the natural environment, man made water channels, piers, seawalls and riverbanks. To help prevent this damage from occurring, explosives are used to break up the ice and create pathways in which the ice can travel. |
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