A souvenir of Alaska and tribute from his friends to the man, M.J. Heney [graphic], 1898-1900.

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A souvenir of Alaska and tribute from his friends to the man, M.J. Heney [graphic], 1898-1900.

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A commemorative album presented to Michael J. Heney. The photographs are by H.C. Barley, who was hired as the company photographer for the White Pass & Yukon Railway in 1898, the same year that Heney went to work on the railroad. The album contains photos of the White Pass & Yukon Route and the Copper River and Northwestern railroads, railroad employees, and railroad construction. Along with the photographs are pages of poetry, tributes to his work and signatures of the people who worked with and for him, all hand-lettered in red, blue, green and black ink.

56 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm. or smaller + 15 hand-lettered, illustrated p.

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Heney, Michael James, 1864-1910

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Barley, H. C. (Harrie C.), -1909

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In 1898-1899 Harrie C. Barley was official photographer for the White Pass & Yukon Route, a narrow-gauge railroad that ran from Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon. In that capacity, he documented the railroad's construction and early operation. He subsequently maintained a photography business at 4th and Broadway Streets in Skagway. He died in San Francisco in 1909. From the description of H. C. Barley photographs, 1898-1900. (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). WorldCat record ...

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, ...