William Henry Burger photograph collection [graphic], 1901-1933.

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William Henry Burger photograph collection [graphic], 1901-1933.

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Images reflect Burger's travels around the U.S. and Canada, often while employed as a surveyor. Scenes from the U.S.C. & G.S. Str. Gedney are prominent in the collection as well as images of the crew and officers.

46 photographs : b&w.

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7760723

Alaska State Library

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Burger, William J.

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William Henry Burger, Sr., was born in 1874 in Caribou, Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado. He taught at the University and later went to work for the engineering corps of the Colorado and Northwest Railway. He joined the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (U.S.C. & G.S.) in 1897 and remained with that organization until 1910. He traveled from Maine to Alaska while surveying and photographed the landscapes. In 1901, he was the surveyor/recorder aboard the U.S.C. & G.S. ...

Gedney (Steamer)

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