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Metadata
Title |
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Identification Badge, 1975 |
Object Name |
Badge, Identification |
Description |
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Identification Badge, 1975. This is a rectangular laminated Alyeska identification badge issued to James C. Thompson for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction project. A color photograph of Thompson against a green and white diagonal striped background fills the upper half of the badge. Thompson has medium length brown hair and wears a light colored collared shirt and wire rim glasses. The lower half of the badge shows printed lines with information typewritten in black ink. Text reads, "CONT - CONSULT [construction consultant] / J C THOMPSON / Med Alert NONE / [Social Security number crossed out in black ink] / James C Thompson [cursive signature in blue ink] / Signature / RAYCHEM." A large `P' in black ink on a square of pink paper is adhered to the bottom left corner, and a sticker with "Alyeska" in black ink on a clear plastic background is adhered vertically at center left over the photograph and printed information. There is a 0.125" x 0.5" hole at top center for attaching a strap. The back of the badge has a torn adhesive label with a white background and a black and red horizontal stripe at center. Partial text is visible. From top to bottom, "A [black ink] / WOR[illegible, printed diagonally in red ink] / 0 [illegible, red ink] / 0 [illegible] 19 / [illegible, black ink] S: OCT 3 [red ink]." Thompson notes that the text on the back of the badge was likely entrance and exit stamps from the various construction camps working on the pipeline. |
Date |
1975 |
Creator |
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage, Alaska |
Role |
Printer |
Catalog Number |
2016.015.002.32 |
Dimensions |
H-3.25 W-2.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
3.25" x 2.5" |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"CONT - CONSULT [construction consultant] / J C THOMPSON / Med Alert NONE / [Social Security number crossed out in black ink] / James C Thompson [cursive signature in blue ink] / Signature / RAYCHEM" (lower half on front); "P" (on a square of pink paper at bottom left corner); "Alyeska" (vertical at center left); "A [black ink] / WOR[illegible, printed diagonally in red ink] / 0 [illegible, red ink] / 0 [illegible] 19 / [illegible, black ink] S: OCT 3 [red ink]" (across back from top to bottom) |
Provenance |
This identification badge was issued to James C. Thompson after he completed orientation training for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction project on August 4, 1975. |
Search Terms |
Badge Badges Construction Raychem Corporation Trans-Alaska Pipeline |
Subjects |
Badges Construction Construction camps Identification photographs Pipelines |
People |
Thompson, James C. (Jim) |
Credit line |
Courtesy of the Raychemers |