Katrin Iken (left) and Bodil Bluhm move deep-sea mud from the trawl net to a bucket. The benthic scientists will sieve the mud to find creatures within it for additional research.

The US Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY.

Scientists descending to the ice below from the manlift on the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY. Icebreaker HEALY.

Scientists descending to the ice below from the manlift on the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY.

Moving Deep Sea Systems Max Rover on the deck of the U. S. Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY.

The multinet, a device which captures small creatures in the water at different depths of the water column, is deployed off the back of the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY.

Deep Sea Systems Max Rover ROV returning from the deep Canada Basin.

Sea ice. On approach to Barter Island.

Base camp from bridge of beached LST.

Harley Nygren with a group of Eskimos at Brownlow Point across from Flaxman Island.

A grounded ice berg.

Reconnaissance work at the beginning of the season. Note lack of gloves on Eskimo assistant.

Caterpillar train heading off to remote camps with wanigans and supplies in tow.

Caterpillar train towing wanigans and supplies to remote camp. Note wind- sculpted snow called sastrugi.

Base camp from the air. Low winter sun casting long shadows from tent city.

An observation stand and signal. Wild T-3 carrying case to left of weasel.

Preparing to go to work observing angles at a survey marker.

Weasels were still used after snow started melting on the tundra. Tent used as wind break to reduce vibration of observing instrument.

A sik-sik, an Arctic ground squirrel.

Near white out conditions at a triangulation station. Observer putting down some hot coffee.

An Eskimo with a sled dog.

A weasel at the junction of land, sea, and ice.

The big Spring meltdown is on its way.

Rescuing a weasel that had broken through the ice.

Getting the survey boats ready for summer hydrography.

Somewhat disinterested husky with survey boats in the background.

Transocean Airlines aircraft helping supply the Arctic Field Party camps.

Camp at Tigvariak Island.

Guns and roses or at least some kind of flower.

Home sweet wanigan.

Shore camp with geodetic signal tower and Shoran electronic navigation station tower.

A nice day at the beach at a North Slope Shoran station.

Abandoned fur trapper's facilities at Beechey Point.

Abandoned fur trapper's facilities at Beechey Point.

Hanging out in the mess hall quonset hut after a day's work.

Eskimo women and children at the Oliktok Point camp mess hall.

The hydro fleet ready for work. Boats painted orange for safety as they would be highly visible in the ice pack.

A hydrographic survey launch in Beaufort Sea ice on a raw foggy day.

Sunrise or sunset? Who knows when there is twenty-four hour daylight.

Early shelters built of driftwood on the Arctic coast.

Looking forward on an Arctic Field Party survey launch at twilight.

Remains of an early trading post. Probably the source of the name "Barter Island."

A view in the "Channeled Scablands" of eastern Washington.

Building an observing stand in eastern Washington.

Harley Nygren at an observing stand in eastern Washington.

Camp at a triangulation station in eastern Washington.

A winter sunset over the North Slope - note the parallel ridges in the snow. They always lay ENE-WSW in this area. The orientation of the ridges was used to navigate away from camp.

A Navy landing ship used for supplies - frozen in to the Arctic Ocean in 1948

Digging out a weasel - not a fun job when it's 40 degrees below zero

The Barter Island Camp starts taking shape after a few days of digging