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Railroad Bridge with Train

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Description: View of a railroad bridge with a train crossing it. A man can be seen standing on the ground next to the bridge. Caption reads: "R.R. Bridge At Fox Gulch, ...
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Three Men in Rowboat

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Description: View across water toward three men in a rowboat on a river in a mountain gorge.
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Kennedy's Pack Train

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Description: A view of Kennedy's Pack Train, about to cross the Chena River. The pack train carried large amounts of gold dust taken from creeks. Caption reads: "Kenned...
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Tanana Mine Railway

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Description: View of the Tanana Mine Railway train parked in a wooded area. Text on what appears to be a passenger car reads: "T.M.W." Caption reads: "Fairbanks, Alaska...
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Steamboats Docked at Fairbanks, Alaska

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Description: View of several steamboats docked. Boats in the foreground are the "Lavelle Young" and "Isabelle" (text "Isabelle" partially obscured). Boat in the backgro...
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Paddle Steamer "Monarch" and Barges

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Description: View of the paddle steamer "Monarch" and two barges in the river. "Monarch O.E.G." is painted on the rear of the ship. Two men are on the "Monarch" and on ...
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Handcar on a Mountain Railroad Track

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Description: Two men pumping handcar on White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. This railroad served the needs of Yukon's population as well as its mining industry since 18...
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Marble Quarry

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Description: A quarry of Alaska Marble Company at Calder, with men at work. Photograph published by Winter and Pond Company. Caption reads: "Marble Quarry, Calder, Ala...
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National Parks Advisory Board

Date: 1965
Description: Members of the National Parks Advisory Board in Alaska with Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall (second from the left). Others, left to right, are Sig...
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Wallace Stegner

Date: 1965
Description: Writer and conservationist Wallace Stegner, and his wife Mary, during a visit to Alaska as a member of the National Parks Advisory Board and special assist...
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Sheep Hunters Cache At Head of Totlat River

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Description: View of Sheep Hunters' Cache at the head of the Totlat River in Alaska featuring a hunter in a wooded campsite surrounded by trees and snow.
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Hunter With Dead Mountain Goat

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Description: A hunter poses with a dead mountain goat hanging from a tree on a hillside.
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Fairbanks-Valdez Trail

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Description: Men walk on the snow-covered Fairbanks-Valdez trail in Keystone Canyon. Caption reads: "Scene in Keystone Canyon, Fairbanks-Valdez Trail."
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Tourists on Muir Glacier

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Description: View of a tourist group on Muir Glacier near a ravine. Caption reads: "Tourists on Muir Glacier, Alaska."
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Ice Floes in the Tanana River

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Description: Ice in the Tanana River. Buildings are along the shore in the background. Caption reads: "A Run of Ice in the Tanana River, Fairbanks, Alaska."
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Wharf and Waterfront

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Description: Men and women stand on the pier at the wharf and waterfront. Buildings are visible in the distance.
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First Avenue

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Description: Elevated view of First Avenue, the main street in town. The area is home to the O.K. Lodging House, Denver Bar, and other restaurants and stores. Published...
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Gold Pack Train

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Description: View of a gold pack train outside Washington Alaska Bank and Bleary Meat Market. Published by Chisholm & Hall, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Front Street

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Description: View down Front Street in the business district. Hotel Revilla, which burned in 1924, stands at the right. Men walk past stores on the left.
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Front Street

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Description: View down Front Street, in the business district. Tanana Commercial Company, established in 1880, can be seen at left among other shops and restaurants.

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