Reed, Irving McK. (Irving McKenny), 1889-1968
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Irving McKenny Reed (1889-1968), both a highway engineer and a mining engineer, did field work throughout Alaska. He was also municipal project engineer in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he served as city councilman for eight years. Reed was Alaska's first fire warden and held the office of Territorial Game Commissioner for twelve years. He made the first report on the discovery of platinum at Goodnews Bay for the Alaska Territorial Department of Mines,and helped to develop production there.
From the description of Irving McKenny Reed Papers, 1900-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 309412932
Irving Reed was both a highway and mining engineer. In addition, he was municipal project engineer in Fairbanks where he served as city councilman for eight years. Reed was Alaska's first fire warden and held the office of Territorial Game Commissioner for 13 years. He made the first report on the discovery of platinum at Goodnews Bay for the Territorial Department of Mines and helped to develop production there.
From the description of Papers 1911-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42065341
Irving Reed came up the Missouri River on the steamer Dakota in 1879 as a member of a military construction party detailed to build Fort Assiniboine in the north-central part of Montana Territory, approximately 35 miles south of the U.S.-Canadian border.
From the description of Irving Reed letter, 1879. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 76934419
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Subjects:
- Airports
- Engineers
- Geological surveys
- Geology Maps
- Gold mines and mining
- Land tenure
- Military bases
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining claims
- Municipal engineering
- Photograph collections
- Roads
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns France
Occupations:
- Collector
Places:
- Goldstream Creek (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Alaska--Livengood (as recorded)
- Alaska--Mammoth Creek (as recorded)
- Fairbanks (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Alaska--Mastadon Creek (as recorded)
- Goodnews Bay (Alaska : Bay) (as recorded)
- Livengood (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Alaska, Southwest (as recorded)
- Alaska (as recorded)
- France (as recorded)
- Alaska--Mastodon Creek (as recorded)
- Goodnews Bay (Alaska : Bay) (as recorded)
- Alaska--Fairbanks (as recorded)
- Alaska--Ester Creek (as recorded)
- Alaska--Fairbanks (as recorded)
- Alaska, Southwest (as recorded)
- Interior Alaska (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Montana (as recorded)
- Mammoth Creek (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Alaska--Fairbanks (as recorded)
- Nome (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Goodnews River (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Mastodon Creek (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Interior Alaska (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Goodnews Bay (Alaska : Bay) (as recorded)
- Goodnews River (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Interior Alaska (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Mammoth Creek (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Alaska--Goldstream Creek (as recorded)
- Alaska--Fairbanks (as recorded)
- Alaska, Southwest (as recorded)
- Alaska--Mammoth Creek (as recorded)
- Alaska--Nome (as recorded)
- Goodnews River (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Mammoth Creek (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Mastodon Creek (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Fairbanks (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Interior Alaska (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Alaska, Southwest (as recorded)
- Ester Creek (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Fort Assiniboine (Mont.) (as recorded)
- Alaska--Fairbanks (as recorded)
- Nome (Alaska) (as recorded)
- Alaska (as recorded)
- Alaska--Mammoth Creek (as recorded)
- Missouri River (as recorded)
