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- Lyle Bickley on the serving line for Christmas - 25 December 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Group photo of military and civilian personnel - December 1959.
Courtesy Dave Houston.
- Dave Houston in his room in barracks - December 1959.
Courtesy Dave Houston.
- The diesels which supplied out power - December 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Stan Beard running the projector - December 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Thanksgiving Day at the Makkovik Gap Filler site - 26 November 1959.
Back row (L-R) 1-Feaver, 2-Sass, 3-Hendricks, 4-Dave Houston, 5-Viele, 6-MacMillan, 7-Stapleton, 8-Captain Ebey, 9-Jackson, 10-Foley, 11-Bertsch, 12-Norman. Front row (L-R) 13-Pritchard, 14-Rowley, 15- Bruce Ramsey, 16-Stan Beard, 17-Richard Crawford. Missing from photo - Lyle Bickley, Rehr, House, Rogers, Bob Davis, Woods, John McSweeney, Joe Wareham, Miller.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Larger image of Thanksgiving Day photo - 26 November 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Part of our Thanksgiving Day meal - 26 November 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Snow and ice arrive for yet another winter - November 1959.
Courtesy Dave Houston.
- Dave Houston watching the "radar scope" - November 1959.
Courtesy Dave Houston.
- Stan Beard standing by the Tropospheric Scatter antenna with a local dog called "Chinook" - November 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Site personnel trying to get the tracks onto the "Weasel" - November 1959.
(L-R) Houston (Ops), S/Sgt Rehr, Davis (Tropo Scatter), McMillan (Supply), Bill Hendricks (Tech Rep), Stan Beard (Tech Rep).
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Stan Beard standing along side of the "Makkovik Special" on a typical Saturday afternoon - 1 October 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- (L-R) Unidentified S/Sgt and Dave Houston in the Supply Room area - October 1959.
Courtesy Dave Houston.
- Dave Houston trying to pinpoint his home town on a map - October 1959.
Courtesy Dave Houston.
- A photo taken at Aillik - September 1959.
(L-R) Lord, Jackson, Caron, Garcia and an unidentified Eskimo guide who had lost his left hand due to frost bite.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Concentrating on a pool shot - September 1959.
Courtesy Dave Houston.
- The site was about 400 feet from the edge of the Cape (looking northeast) - September 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- USAF helicopter at the beach - September 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Diesel motor (there were five of these at the site) - September 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Some of our personnel try their luck during a big "cod run" - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Entrance to motor pool - August 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- On duty in the motor pool area - August 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Inspectors from Goose Bay (Mr. Brown and Mr. Grass) - August 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Mr. Brown at switchboard - August 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Preparing the beach for our annual resupply - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- The "Towell" served as our annual resupply ship - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Personnel along side the resupply vessel - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- This crane was used during the annual resupply - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- The crane carried 600 cases of beer in the rain to the Motor Pool. True to fashion, everything fell apart and the guys were racing about in the dark trying to hide the beer - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Off-loading equipment from the resupply vessel - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- A 4 by 4 being unloaded from the resupply vessel - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- US Army LCM-6196 was used during the annual resupply - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Equipment used during annual resupply at the beach - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Trepassy Shore Barge - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Fuel barrels being stacked during resupply - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Distant view of the site as seen from the resupply area - August 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- The Gap Filler site, as seen from a distance - July 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Access road to the site. Note the barrels lining the roadway and the troposcatter antennas to the left and in front of the radome - July 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Closer image of the site - July 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Painting the radome - July 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- The site dam at Makkovik - July 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- The Cartier was a governnment survey ship. Note the traces of snow on the hill - June 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- One of our resupply vessels being tested. Note the traces of snow and ice - June 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- This helicopter took me to Makkovik - June 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- Helicopter ready for take-off to Goose Bay - June 1959.
Courtesy Stan Beard.
- One of the USAF staff in hallway between buildings - June 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Games and laundry area - June 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- One of the USAF staff in the kitchen area - June 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Kitchen and feeding area - June 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Kitchen and feeding area - June 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Kitchen and feeding area - June 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
- Kitchen and feeding area - June 1959.
Courtesy Jim Anderson.
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