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Dave Redinger's first job after graduation was on a survey trip to Alaska

Description: Dave Redinger's first job after graduation was on a survey trip to Alaska, mapping locations for coal fields and other large mineral deposits. The location of this camp is not known, but it illustrates the primitive conditions endured on this job.
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Date: undated
Call number: photCL SCE 12 - 00010
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