Photograph album, 1939-1956 1946-1951.

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Photograph album, 1939-1956 1946-1951.

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The collection consists of the family photograph album of Alaska Railroad engineer Elmer Williams. The collection consists of a xerographic copy of the original 39-page album, 286 black and white prints, 12 color prints, and 22 black and white negatives. Subjects of the photographs include family and friends, camping trips, parties, railroad personnel, scenes along the Alaska Railroad, train locomotives, and railroad depots and other buildings. The majority of the photographs are of Elmer Williams, his wife, and his daughter Phyllis. Alaska locations depicted include Anchorage, Fairbanks, Curry, Whittier, and Bear Valley. Specific places depicted in Alaska include the Curry Hotel, Alaska Railroad depots in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Whittier, and the Mountain View Store in Anchorage. There are also photographs of a rotary and a spreader snowplow used by the railroad. Several of the prints are of Elmer Williams' daughter, Phyllis. These include portraits and wedding shots, as well as others identified as having been taken in Corvallis and Crown Point, Oregon.

.25 cu. ft.298 photographs : b&w, col. ; 5 x 5 cm.-26 x 21 cm. + 22 photograph negatives.

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7778823

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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Williams, Elmer

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Elmer Williams was a locomotive engineer with the Alaska Railroad from 1946 to 1951. He was married and had a daughter named Phyllis. Williams and his wife lived in Anchorage during the time he worked for the railroad. From the description of Photograph album, 1939-1956 1946-1951. (UAA/APU Consortium Library). WorldCat record id: 60398056 ...

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...