Modern Cliff-Dwellers (7 of 7). On the platform shown here, 150 feet above the narrow, rocky beach, are the derrick, derrick house and oil drums at Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station, Alaska. Beyond, the rising cliffs jut 1,400 feet straight up from the sea. Barefoot Coast Guardsmen give weary muscles a rest after the drums have been filled with a year's supply of fuel oil brought to the station by the Coast Guard Icebreaker NORTHWIND. The men have removed foot gear soaked by cold sea water during the operation. In the early stages of the two-day job, the weather "closed down", marooning 22 offic
Modern Cliff-Dwellers (7 of 7). On the platform shown here, 150 feet above the narrow, rocky beach, are the derrick, derrick house and oil drums at Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station, Alaska. Beyond, the rising cliffs jut 1,400 feet straight up from the sea. Barefoot Coast Guardsmen give weary muscles a rest after the drums have been filled with a year's supply of fuel oil brought to the station by the Coast Guard Icebreaker NORTHWIND. The men have removed foot gear soaked by cold sea water during the operation. In the early stages of the two-day job, the weather "closed down", marooning 22 officers and men at the station overnight.
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Keywords: 17-a2-154, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg
