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Yukon River

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Description: Elevated view looking down at a steamer loaded with passengers on the shoreline of the Yukon River. Several dogs are at the shoreline. Caption reads: "Stea...
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Steamboat "Lavelle Young"

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Description: Elevated view of the steamboat "Lavelle Young" landing in Fairbanks as a crowd of people are looking on. Text on photograph reads: "Steamer 'Lavelle Young'...
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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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Wortman's Road House

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Description: Exterior view of Wortman's Road House, on the Fairbanks-Valdez trail in Alaska, with horse-drawn sleds and people and dogs in front of a number of building...
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Miners Pack Train

Date: 05 20 1905
Description: Elevated view of a group of miners on horseback crossing a bridge into Fairbanks, Alaska, May 20th, 1905. Houses are on the other side of the river. Captio...
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The Dam Road House

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Description: View across snow-covered road towards several men and horses in front of the Dam Road House on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail. Caption reads: "The Dam Road Hou...
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Yost's Road House

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Description: View of men and sleds outside Yost's Road House on the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail. Mountains can be seen in the background. Caption reads: "Yost's Road House, ...
Poster

Northern Pacific Railway Travel Poster: Alaskans — "Off to the Potlatch"

Date: 1947
Description: An original lithograph promoting Alaska, and to get there by way of the the Northern Pacific Railway. Features the artwork of Sydney Laurence, with a depic...
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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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Riverboat on Copper River

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Description: View of a riverboat on Copper River with the Chugach Mountains rising in the background.
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Steamboat and Miles Glacier

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Description: Miles Glacier and a steamboat on the Copper River.
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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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Elevated View of Fort Seward

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Description: Elevated view of Fort Seward from Mount Rippinsky, showing Pyramid Harbor and Davidson Glacier in distance. Caption reads: "Haines and Fort Wm. H. Seward f...
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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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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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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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S.S. "Spokane"

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Description: View of the S.S. "Spokane" on Glacier Bay. Mountains rise in the background. Caption reads: "S.S. "Spokane" in Glacier Bay, Alaska."
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Muir Glacier

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Description: View of Muir Glacier from across a bay.
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Construction of Miles Glacier Bridge

Date: 04 19 1910
Description: View of the construction of Miles Glacier Bridge, constructed from 1909-1910. The bridge crosses the Copper River near mountains. Caption reads: "Construct...
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Elevated City View

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Description: Elevated city view showing the sea and islands. A bridge spans the shoreline. Published by Owl Drug Co.

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