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Golden Spike Ceremony

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Description: A crowd gathers as a golden stake is driven as a part of a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Tanana Valley Railroad. Caption reads: "Driving Gold...
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First Engine on Tanana Railroad

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Description: Several men pose on a small locomotive, which was the first engine on the Tanana Miles Railroad. Caption reads: "First Engine On The Tanana Mines R.R. Fair...
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Yukon Railway Bridge

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Description: A view of a train crossing the Yukon Railway Bridge at White Pass, with pedestrians on one the side of the tracks. Caption reads: "White Pass And Yukon R.Y...
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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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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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City Views, Nome, Alaska

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Description: Two views of the city. The upper photograph features an elevated view looking west. The lower photograph by O.D. Goetze is taken from a railroad bridge l...
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First Wharf

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Description: View of First Wharf from the Bering Sea. A railroad bridge leads to the shoreline.
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City View

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Description: Elevated view of the city and the surrounding bay and hills. Text reads, "Terminus of Alaska C.R.R."
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Men Straightening Railroad

Date: 1935
Description: A group of men are working on straightening railroad tracks.
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Families Leaving from Colony

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Families leaving from colony -- Shown on platform at Matanuska village, where caught train for Seward. Otto Fisher family shown in...

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