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Exploding broken gas line near Parker's Cafe, Soldotna 1960

Picture taken from 3/4 mile away. Looking east from Parker's Cafe and Bar (mile 1.5 Kenai Spur Highway) It was the practice of oil companies to run a "pig" through a new line. A pig is a cylindrical plug of a size to fit snug inside another pipe. Under great pressure it travels miles to prove the pipe is unobstructed. This test pig traveled from the well site to just past Parker's when a pipe weld gave way. At approximately 6:45 A.M, everyone within a two mile radius was awakened to a powerful noise, and a pink glow engulfed the outlying area. The oil company soon had everything under control.

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Collection

Cheechako News 

Location

Soldotna, Alaska 

Date

November 1960 

Photographer

Cheechako file photo 

Image Type

B&W print 

Dimensions

13 x 13 m 

Condition

good 

Identified By

Marge Mullen 

Date Cataloged

2/20/2001 

Archive Location

KPC Anthropology Lab 


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