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A wood stove with a collared opening and door made from brake drums from an old automobile exemplifies Alaskan ingenuity and the inventive reuse common during the early period of the roadhouse. In Alaska, necessity demanded care in what was thrown away, and most people saved everything they could because materials were scarce in the north as late as the 1960's. Early pioneers were famous for their ability to effectively use seemingly worthless scrap.
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Delta Junction, Alaska · United States
