Frederick Mears photograph collection. 1882-1937.

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Frederick Mears photograph collection. 1882-1937.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51724528

Contains the following type of material: photographs. Covers the following war and/or time period: World War I (WWI), Inter-War years. Contains photographs of the following military units and organizations: 31st Engineer Regiment, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). General description of the collection: The Frederick Mears photograph collection consists of photos that show some of his father, his family, and relatives; time spent at Fort Leavenworth (1906); a few of activities in France in 1918 with the 31st Engineer Regiment, (AEF); and personalities involved in the building of the Great Northern Railroad, (1928-1937). The Alaska railroad project is the most prolific of the collection.

1 box (293 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7642986

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Mears, Frederick, 1837-1892

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Mears, Frederick, 1878-1939

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Frederick Mears was a United States (U.S.) Army engineer. He was a graduate of the Shattuck Military School in Faribault, Minnesota. He enlisted in the Army in 1899 and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in 1901. He followed his father in a military career and was assigned to the cavalry branch, but spent much of his career as an army engineer. He worked on bridge building in Panama during the construction of the Panama Canal (1908-1914) and became the chief engineer and superintendent of the ...

Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)

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The Rexford, Mont., station of the Great Northern Railway was established in 1903. It was closed in 1972 when the railroad was rerouted due to the flooding of the area behind the Libby Dam. The building was moved to Eureka where it became part of the Tobacco Valley Historical Village Museum. From the description of Records of the Rexford Station, Rexford, Mont., 1952-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962045 On 23 Feb. 1910 two Great Northern Railway trains--the "Seattle...

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...

United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 31st

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