KPC-PC-0857
Odin and Bill Strandberg's large gas generator, Soldotna late 1960's
Two brothers, Odin and Bill Strandberg from an early Alaska gold mine family, took advantage of an unsuccessful oil well at Union Lake. Here they installed this generator and using gas from the abandoned well supplied the nearby three acre greenhouse with electricity. At one time it was part of the electric grid supplying Kenai. Bill was later the victim of a bear mauling.
Individuals
Collection
Cheechako News
Location
Union Lake, Ridgeway, Soldotna, Alaska
Date
Late 1960's
Photographer
File photo
Image Type
B & W
Dimensions
9.5 x 7.5 cm
Condition
Good
Identified By
Marge Mullen
Date Cataloged
10/9/2002
Archive Location
KPC Anthropology Lab
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