The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-22
PHOTOS : 0B I AIMED BY
  NAVY PLIERS
Mappers Take Pictures of Glaciers, Mountains
 at High Altitude

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 A group of the most marvellous photographs ever to be taken in Alaska were obtained last Thursday by the personnel of two Naval Am phibian planes of the Alaska Aer- ial Survey detachment, under the command of Lieut. Commander A. w. Radford, according to R. H. Sargent, who represents the De- partment of the Interior with the detachment. The planes made a four-hour mapping and photograph ic flight over the extremely rugged country in the vicinity of Glacier Bay to obtain photographs showing the glacier fronts and glacial action for the Geological Survey and the International Boundary Commis- sion.
 Picture Include
 The pictures taken include 50 oblique photographs, 400 feet of moving pictures and mapping pho tographs showing the fronts of 13 large glaciers in the vicinity of Glacier Bay, with, closeup photo graphs of Mt Fairweather, IS, 300 feet high, Mt. John Quincy Ad- ans, 13,56O feet high and Lituya Mountain, 11,75O feet in height, all of which were circled by the planes. Many of the photographs were talk en at an altitude of 15,000 feet.
 Personnel of Planes
 The plane, Ketchikan, which took the mapping photographs, carried Lieut.. E. F. Burkett, pilot; Lieut.. L. P. Pawlikowski. navigator and K. J. Moore, photographer, first class. The plane Petersburg, which took the oblique photographs at 12,OOO feet, and flew above the Ket- chikan taking moving pictures Of the mapping plane while it was mapping Brady Glacier, was piloted by Lieut., R. F. Whitehead, photo graphic officer of the detachment, and carried J. M F. HaaSe, Chief Photographer and D. D. Lore, Chief Yeoman.
 Glacier Photos For Record,
 The photographs of the Glacier fronts were taken principally to make record of the positions of the fronts of glaciers for the Geo. logical Survey and give information of glacial action which has never been had before in America T believe that the information ob- tained from the oblique and par ticularly the mapping films, of the phenomina of glacial movement are absolutely unique of the ut most value" MT Sargent said.
 Most Significant
 Perhaps the photographs of the most significant interest, were those taken of the Grand Pacific Glacier which flows into the head of Tarr Inlet, as they give visible proof that the glacier has so far receeded that there is actually salt water on the Canadian side of the Inter national Boundary.
 While this is not new informa- ton, it is the first time that visi- ble proof has been obtained. The glacier front is about as it was mapped in 1926" MT. Sargent said Show Mountains 100 Miles Distant Photographs were taken of Mt Fairweather and Lituya Mountain in line with Mt. St. Elias, showing mountains between 10000 and 15,0oO feet high over 100 miles away across the snowy peaks between. After completing the mapping photographs, moving pictures and many obliques, the planes dropped to an altitude of 5000 feet for gla- cier work and to obtain photo graphs of the area south of Muir Glacier, for the study of reforesta- tion Of the country after the gla- ciers' retreat.
 While going from Reid Inlet to Muir Inlet, the planes passed over Cushing Plateau, which is really a great ice dome 2OO0 feet high. Excellent photographs were taken of the plateau showing the extent and contour of the ice field.
 As the result of. cold and exer- ton of holding the heavy oblique camera, which weighs 75 pounds, over the side of the plane. and working continuously at such a high altitude, photographer Haase z- - -a : s-a [ ] ( :. :
 REAI ROMANCE !