WASHINGTON, DC -- September 11, 1997 - A 27-foot section of the pipeline, complete with a pipeline pig, was installed this week in an exhibit at the Museum of American History. This week construction of the exhibit began, with Alyeska employees assisting the Smithsonian crew to install the pipe. The section of 48 inch pipe was fabricated in Fairbanks using materials that date back to original construction. The pipeline display is an exact replica of the trans-Alaska pipeline, complete with vertical supports, heat fins and a pipeline pig.

The section of pipe was donated to the Museum by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. It was fabricated at Alyeska facilities in Fairbanks and was trucked across country to Washington D.C., where it arrived last week.

The pipeline is included in an exhibit featuring artifacts from pipeline construction, artifacts from an earlier trans-Alaska survey project, and historic and contemporary Alaska Native art. The exhibit opens on October 22 and will run for approximately six months.

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