U.S. Forest Service, Civilian Conservation Corps projects, Southeast Alaska communities, glaciers, White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, ca. 1939-1951 [graphic].

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U.S. Forest Service, Civilian Conservation Corps projects, Southeast Alaska communities, glaciers, White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, ca. 1939-1951 [graphic].

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The images in this collection depict U.S. Forest Service and Civilian Conservation Corps. activities and projects in Southeast Alaska from 1939 through 1951. Images also include Forest Service personnel in the field, the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, and Southeast Alaska communities and outlying areas, including Sitka, Hoonah, Pelican, Yakutat, Dyea, Elfin Cove, and Tenakee Inlet.

228 photoprints : b&w, some col. ; 18 x 13 cm. or smaller.

Alaska State Library

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Alaska State Library

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Alaska State Library

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The Department of Library Service was established in 1955 to provide library services in the Territory of Alaska. In 1959 the Department was placed within the Dept. of Education and the title was changed to Alaska State Library. From the description of Historical records of the Alaska State Library, ca. 1920-[ongoing] (bulk 1954-1982). (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 44452681 ...

Brillhart, John

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During his forty-year career with the U.S. Forest Service, John Brillhart was employed as a forester at six national forests. In Alaska, from 1939-1951, he served as District Ranger in Sitka and as Forest Supervisor of Tongass National Forest, stationed in Juneau. From the description of U.S. Forest Service, Civilian Conservation Corps projects, Southeast Alaska communities, glaciers, White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, ca. 1939-1951 [graphic]. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat rec...

United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

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The Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal agency, was created as part of the New Deal in 1935. From the description of Civilian Conservation Corps photograph collection [graphic]. 1936. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548415 On March 31, 1933, congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. On April 5, the president appointed Robert Fechner of Tennessee as Director of Emergency Conservation Work. Fechner, a vic...

St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska)

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White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm)

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The White Pass & Yukon Route built the White Pass Railway, a 110-mile, narrow-gauge railroad running from Skagway, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada; construction began in 1898 and was completed in 1900. From the description of Payroll records, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702171545 From the description of Payroll records, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80056574 The White Pass & Yukon Route built the White Pass Railway, a 110-mile, ...