A plane-table party working in Alaska. The use of aluminum-mounted topographic survey sheets greatly facilitated plane table surveys in regions where fog and rain prevail, as they eliminate the difficulty due to distortion of ordinary paper sheets.
Image ID: cgs00482, NOAA's Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey (C&GS) Collection Location: Alaska • High Resolution Photo Available
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