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Unidentified Alaska Highway construction worker photographs

Guide to the Unidentified Alaska Highway construction worker photographs
1942-1944
An Alaska Historical Society collection

Collection number: HMC-1353-AHS.
Creator: Unknown.
Title: Unidentified Alaska Highway construction worker photographs.
Dates: 1942-1944.
Volume of collection: 0.01 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Photographs from a civilian construction worker on the Alaska Highway.

Biographical note:
The photographs appear to have been taken by a civilian working on the construction of the Alaska Highway.

Collection description:
The collection consists of 24 original black and white photographic prints and 7 commercial photographic postcards related to the construction of the Alaska Highway.

Arrangement: The materials are grouped by type (prints and postcards) and are in the order in which they arrived at the Archives.

Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.

Rights note: The Alaska Historical Society does not own rights to the original images. The postcards may be in the public domain.

Preferred citation: Unidentified Alaska Highway construction worker photographs, Alaska Historical Society collections, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Related materials: For additional collections related to Alaska Highway construction held at the Archives, see our topic guide.

Acquisition note: This collection was donated to the Alaska Historical Society in 2020. The donor is unknown.  The Historical Society retains ownership of the collection and placed it on deposit in Archives and Special Collections in 2020.

Processing information: This collection was described by Arlene Schmuland in 2020.

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