Campsite at Mosquito Flats on the Alsek River, Alaska Midland Railway survey, British Columbia, October 26, 1909
This album contains photos from the 1909 survey expedition for the first section of the Alaska Midland Railway line from Haines to the White River, Yukon Territory. PH Coll 230.25a The Alaska Midland Railway a venture of John Rosene, a Seattle entrepreneur, was planned and surveyed to run from the p...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/3059 2023-05-15T15:44:14+02:00 Campsite at Mosquito Flats on the Alsek River, Alaska Midland Railway survey, British Columbia, October 26, 1909 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Canada--British Columbia--Mosquito Flats Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2010. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/3059 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC3902 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/3059 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Alaska Midland Railway photograph album. PH Coll 230 Camps--British Columbia Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:03:57Z This album contains photos from the 1909 survey expedition for the first section of the Alaska Midland Railway line from Haines to the White River, Yukon Territory. PH Coll 230.25a The Alaska Midland Railway a venture of John Rosene, a Seattle entrepreneur, was planned and surveyed to run from the port town of Haines (near Skagway), north through what is now Yukon Territory, ending at Fairbanks, Alaska. Rosene and his team of engineers chose this route because they believed its flat grade and connection of rich mineral, timber, and agricultural lands to the sea would make it a lucrative site. The company's original ambitions included connecting to other railways at Fairbanks and continuing the line westward into Siberia by bridge or tunnel across the Bering Strait. The railway was never completed, however. During World War I, the U.S. government completed a similar railway line from Fairbanks to Seward, Alaska, and the momentum for Rosene's project evaporated. The photographer of this album is unknown, but the 1909 survey team may have included H.R. Robbins, H.P.M. Birkinbine, Steve Sheldon, and Gus Klaney, all of whom were involved in a later survey of the route. Other/Unknown Material Bering Strait Skagway Alaska Siberia Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Yukon Fairbanks Bering Strait Canada British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Midland ENVELOPE(8.224,8.224,63.072,63.072) Alsek River ENVELOPE(-137.971,-137.971,59.433,59.433) |
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This album contains photos from the 1909 survey expedition for the first section of the Alaska Midland Railway line from Haines to the White River, Yukon Territory. PH Coll 230.25a The Alaska Midland Railway a venture of John Rosene, a Seattle entrepreneur, was planned and surveyed to run from the port town of Haines (near Skagway), north through what is now Yukon Territory, ending at Fairbanks, Alaska. Rosene and his team of engineers chose this route because they believed its flat grade and connection of rich mineral, timber, and agricultural lands to the sea would make it a lucrative site. The company's original ambitions included connecting to other railways at Fairbanks and continuing the line westward into Siberia by bridge or tunnel across the Bering Strait. The railway was never completed, however. During World War I, the U.S. government completed a similar railway line from Fairbanks to Seward, Alaska, and the momentum for Rosene's project evaporated. The photographer of this album is unknown, but the 1909 survey team may have included H.R. Robbins, H.P.M. Birkinbine, Steve Sheldon, and Gus Klaney, all of whom were involved in a later survey of the route. |
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Campsite at Mosquito Flats on the Alsek River, Alaska Midland Railway survey, British Columbia, October 26, 1909 |
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Campsite at Mosquito Flats on the Alsek River, Alaska Midland Railway survey, British Columbia, October 26, 1909 |
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Campsite at Mosquito Flats on the Alsek River, Alaska Midland Railway survey, British Columbia, October 26, 1909 |
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Campsite at Mosquito Flats on the Alsek River, Alaska Midland Railway survey, British Columbia, October 26, 1909 |
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Campsite at Mosquito Flats on the Alsek River, Alaska Midland Railway survey, British Columbia, October 26, 1909 |
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campsite at mosquito flats on the alsek river, alaska midland railway survey, british columbia, october 26, 1909 |
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ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) ENVELOPE(8.224,8.224,63.072,63.072) ENVELOPE(-137.971,-137.971,59.433,59.433) |
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Yukon Fairbanks Bering Strait Canada British Columbia Midland Alsek River |
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Yukon Fairbanks Bering Strait Canada British Columbia Midland Alsek River |
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Bering Strait Skagway Alaska Siberia Yukon |
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Bering Strait Skagway Alaska Siberia Yukon |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Alaska Midland Railway photograph album. PH Coll 230 |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC3902 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/3059 |
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For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use |
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