Ralph E. MacKay collection, 1898-1973.

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Ralph E. MacKay collection, 1898-1973.

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The Ralph E. MacKay Collection consists primarily of historical images of Alaska and the Yukon. Subjects include the Klondike gold rush and life in Dawson, Yukon; gold mining on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska; copper mining in Alaska's Copper River Region and Prince William Sound, including the Kennecott mines, Ellamar, and Latouche; the Copper River and Northwestern Railway; and early views of Fairbanks, Cordova, Valdez, Nome, and other Alaskan communities. Also found in the collection are letters written by Lewis A. Levensaler to MacKay in the period 1955-1973, in which Levensaler tells of his Alaskan experiences prospecting for copper in the 1900s-1930s and provides identifying information for some of the photographs.

4.55 cu. ft.

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7318579

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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Copper River and Northwestern Railway

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MacKay, Ralph E.

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Ralph E. MacKay (1897-1980) worked as a miner and underground engineer, and was also an electrician on electric locomotives. He had a wide range of interests, which included collecting early photographs, books, rocks and minerals, and drawings of sailing vessels. From the description of Ralph E. MacKay collection, 1898-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 314196540 ...

Kennecott Copper Corporation

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Kennecott Copper Corporation was formed in 1915. The company operated the copper mines in Salt Lake County, Utah beginning in 1936. In 1980 it changed its name to the Kennecott Corporation. From the description of Kennecott Copper Corporation photographs of Lark, Utah. circa 1970-1979. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 656667163 ...