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B2014.012.62
[wooden trestle railroad bridge, Alaska Central Railway]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B2014.012
B2014.012.80
[wooden trestle railroad bridge, Alaska Central Railway]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B2014.012
B2018.006.2
[view across wooden trestle bridge in winter, steam locomotive in distance]
Collection: B2018.006
B1995.010.5759
[distant view of wooden trestle bridge in winter. Has neg dated 5/27/46]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.37.5
[scenic with sunrise or sunset in mountainous area, small wooden bridge at right]
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.322
B64 Cordova church [wooden bridge leading to church; mountain in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1979.002.Album1.150
Bridge on FairbanksTrail [long low wooden trestle bridge on Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1995.010.6089
[distant view of train on wooden trestle bridge in winter, Loop District, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.36.4
[truck convoy crossing wooden trestle bridge on road in mountainous area in winter]
Keywords: transportation, roads
Collection: B1995.014
B2024.001.291
“Anchorage C St. NBA—under Const Jun 77” [aerial view of Anchorage, C Street looking south. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, June 1977]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Aerial, C Street Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B1979.002.Album1.73
Large bridge, Mile 49. Eugene Underwood [distant view of long wooden trestle bridge, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.84
Part of frame bridge, Mile 50. Eugene Underwood [side view of wooden trestle bridge, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2015.015.11
Taken on the bridge [Leada and unidentified woman posed on wooden bridge, structures at base of mountain in background, Bess Dedman? Cf. .12]
Collection: B2015.015
B1995.010.5758
[wooden trestle bridge in winter, railing in foreground. Has neg dated 5/27/46. Cf. .5825]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5761
[view through trees to wooden trestle bridge in winter. Heinz stamp on verso. has neg]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5762
[view through trees to wooden trestle bridge in winter. Heinz stamp on verso. has neg]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5766
[scenic of Loop District, with train on wooden trestle bridge in distance. Has neg dated 5/27/46
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.6087
[view down curving track in winter to wooden trestle bridge, Loop District, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1979.002.Album1.144
R19-6. Gulkana River Bridge [wooden trestle bridge across river, possibly Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.77
Bridge across Placer Creek, Mile 50. Eugene Underwood [distant view of long wooden trestle bridge, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1995.010.5760
[view down track to locomotive and passenger cars crossing wooden trestle bridge in winter. Has neg
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5764
[scenic of Loop District, with curved section of wooden trestle bridge in distance. Has neg dated 5/27/46
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5765
[scenic of Loop District, with curved section of wooden trestle bridge in distance. Has neg dated 5/27/46
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5767
[scenic of Loop District, with curved section of wooden trestle bridge in distance. Has neg dated 5/27/46]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5841
[distant view of wooden trestle bridge over small creek in winter. No print. Cf. .5757]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.6090
[distant view of wooden trestle bridge in winter, utility pole at right, Loop District, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.6091
[distant view of wooden trestle bridge in winter, utility pole at right, Loop District, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.6092
5/27/46 [distant view of wooden trestle bridge in winter, railing in foreground, Loop District, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1997.003.071
[two men wearing hats walking on wooden bridge, gloves, buildings in background, water at far left]
Collection: B1997.003
B1995.010.5763
Tunnel, Easter [scenic of Loop District, with curved section of wooden trestle bridge in distance. Has neg dated 5/27/46]
Collection: B1995.010
B2018.021.342
Chickaloon, 50s [scenic view across wooden Chickaloon River bridge, fireweed in foreground] [Ahtna, Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax]
Keywords: Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax, Chickaloon, River, Bridge, View, Fireweed, Mountain, Road, Dirt road, Wally Wellenstein, Wallace Wellenstein, Wallace J. Wellenstein, Wally J. Wellenstein, Wellenstein
Collection: B2018.021
B1979.002.Album1.284
R15-2. Bridge Valdez-Fairbanks Trail. D. L. Reaburn. [line of pack horses crossing wooden bridge, rowboat on shore at left, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1995.010.5757
[distant view of wooden trestle bridge over small creek in winter. Heinz stamp on verso. has neg. Cf. .5841]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5793
Tunnel, Easter [winter scenic, ski poles in snow in foreground, wooden trestle bridge in distance. Has neg dated 5/27/46]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.119.15
[dog harnessed to loaded wheelbarrow pulling across short wooden bridge on beach, picket fence and outbuildings at left, Russian Mission?]
Keywords: animals, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.010.172
[distant view of wooden trestle bridge in winter, track signal in foreground, broom and shovel stuck in snow bank. Cf. .183, .210]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, transportation
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.161
[bird’s eye view of locomotive and freight cars coming off wooden trestle bridge and into section house in winter, man standing next to building in foreground]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, transportation
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5756
[view through trees to curve in wooden trestle bridge in winter, possibly roof of section house or heating shed at right. has neg. Cf. .200]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.6088
[view through trees to curve in wooden trestle bridge in winter, possibly roof of section house or heating shed at right. Cf. .200, .5756]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5755
[bird’s eye view of locomotive and freight cars coming off wooden trestle bridge and into section house or heating plant in winter. Heinz stamp on verso. has neg]
Collection: B1995.010
B1979.002.Album1.86
Span acroos [sic] Placer Creek, Mile 52. Eugene Underwood [railroad tracks crossing small wooden trestle bridge, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1995.010.5754
[bird’s eye view of locomotive and freight cars coming off wooden trestle bridge and into section house or heating plant in winter. Heinz stamp on verso. has neg. Cf. .248]
Collection: B1995.010
B1957.005.227
Montana Creek bridge, mile 210 - A.E.C. R[ailwa]y. Aug. 30, 1918. AEC H88 HGK. Alaska Railroad - Caswell to Curry, Montana. [view up to wooden railroad bridge, with two men standing at left, railroad cars at right] [possibly H.G. Kaiser photo]
Keywords: AEC, A.E.C., Alaskan Engineering Commission, Alaska Railroad, Railroad, Caswell, Curry, Montana, Montana Creek, Bridge, Mile 210, Railway, H.G. Kaiser, View, Wooden bridge, Creek, Men, Railcars
Collection: B1957.005 Jack H Floyd
B2015.008.1249
Argentine boundary of the Andes, where Roosevelt has been. The pass is only 4400 ft. above sea level, used for bringing Argentine cattle to Chilean ports [bird’s eye view of men leading pack train across wooden bridge]
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.57
South portal, 2nd tunnel A.N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [view down railroad tracks to tunnel entrance, wooden suspension pedestrian bridge at upper right, railroad exploration, circa 1914. original image blurry]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1998.014.1.1736
T70 Nirvana Park Cordova, Alaska (Cordova Park) [Children play in and near water, creek, woman possibly holding baby; boy in water wearing shorts, girl on shore wearing shorts, cropped blouse and sneakers; child at far right behind wooden structure; possibly clothing on ground; bridge, burled post in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley