Oil industries

Welders working on the pipeline in winter in eastern Pennsylvania. The welders are tying in a section of pipe on the crest of a hill of almost solid rock. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Stove piping in the Allegheny Foothills. Terrain is so rough and muddy that only one stalk of pipe can be tied into the line at a time. Progress slows but does not stop. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

View of pipeline with overbend and side bend as it moves downhill. This pipeline is entering the western slopes of the Alleghenies in western Pennsylvania. The combination bend is factory-made by the National Tube at Lorain. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Tow cat (a D-7) pulling a stringer truck up a hill. The stringer truck strings out pipe along the right of way to keep the line moving. When the stringer slows down, the tow cats lend a hand. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Fuel sled along right of way. The sled contains diesel fuel, gasoline, and kerosene. The sled is pulled on skids because of the mud. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Two boom cats working on the mainline in western Pennsylvania. The cat in the background stands guard over the pipe with the one in the foreground helping out a bogged-down clamshell. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Cat skinner working on oil pipeline. The cat skinner holds the pipeline up and ready for a tie in at a combination creek and road crossing. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Dynamite sled on the right of way over Chestnut Ridge in Pennsylvania. This scene is in the Allegheny Foothills within rifle shot of the spot where George Washington, with a company of Virginia Militia, surprised and defeated the French General Jumonville on May 28, 1754. This touched off the French and Indian War. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

Boom cat towing a clamshell out of mud in western Pennsylvania. One track of the clamshell is completely covered. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.

A clamshell mired in mud almost over its tracks on the banks of the South Fork of Wheeling Creek in Pennsylvania near the West Virginia Border. On the other end of the towing cable in the photo is a tow cat ready to pull the clamshell out. From the Scrapbook War Emergency Pipelines, Inc.: Construction Views, Eastern Extension of East Texas-East Coast Pipeline Volume II.