Alaska Railroad photograph collection [graphic], 1916-1922.

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Alaska Railroad photograph collection [graphic], 1916-1922.

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Most of the photographs were taken by Alaskan Engineering Commission photographers, professional photographers hired to record railroad construction. In addition, people, camps, buildings, and communities along the railroad are shown. The collection includes a series of agricultural photographs, from the Matanuska Valley and Fairbanks, among others. Images of government officials are also identified. Photographers represented in the collection include P.S. Hunt, H.G. Kaiser, Albert J. Johnson and several views by the Sydney Laurence Co. Most images have AEC numbers.

356 photographs : b&w.

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7754190

Alaska State Library

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Laurence, Sydney, 1865-1940

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Alaskan Engineering Commission

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Hunt, P. S. 1866-1917.

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Johnson, Albert J.

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Alaska Railroad

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Kaiser, H. G.

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