Survey launch "Fair Dinkum" being prepared for launching

Survey launch “Fair Dinkum” being prepared for launching. Although at 70 North Latitude on the north slope of Alaska, fair dinkum is Australian slang for “real ” or “speaking the truth”. This boat discovered Dinkum Sands which led to a long dispute between the state of Alaska and the federal government concerning mineral royalty rights.

Photo Date: 1950 circa