[River and snowy banks.]
Scope and Contents
A commemorative album presented to Michael J. Heney by his friends and employees of the White Pass and Yukon Railway (WP&YRR). The photographs are by H.C. Barley, WP&YRR’s official photographer, hired in 1898, the same year that Heney went to work on the railroad. The album contains photos of the White Pass & Yukon and the Copper River and Northwestern railroads, railroad employees, railroad construction. The album also contains 15 pages of poetry, tributes to his work and signatures of the people who worked with and for him, hand-lettered and illustrated in red, blue, green and black ink.
Dates
- 1900
Conditions Governing Access
The photos may be viewed. However, they may not be photocopied.
Extent
1 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
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