Albert Johnson photographs, 1905-1919.

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Albert Johnson photographs, 1905-1919.

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The Albert Johnson Photographs consist of images of the early communities of Fairbanks, Nenana, and Nome. Subjects include agricultural pursuits around Fairbanks, studio portraits, dog teams, gold mining, railroad construction, and the Native people involved in a variety of day-to-day activities.

5 cu. ft.

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7610593

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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Johnson, Albert J.

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Albert J. Johnson was born in Denmark in 1880 and immigrated to the United States after he was orphaned. He arrived in Fairbanks in 1905 and worked as a photographer there until 1914. In 1910, he married Jennie Landers and their daughter, Alice, was born in 1912. In 1914, the family moved to California to farm. From 1916-1918, however, Johnson worked in Alaska as an official government photographer for the Alaska Engineering Commission. These photographs depict the creation of Nenana as a townsi...

Alaska Railroad

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The Alaska Railroad began operating in 1923, under the Alaska Railroad Commission (previously the Alaskan Engineering Commission). From the description of Alaska Railroad tour lantern slide collection [graphic], 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 56507928 During World War II, the Alaska Railroad was used by the army to transport military personnel, supplies, and construction materials between Seward, Whittier, Anchorage, and Fairbanks. To facilitate these activities and to...