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| Title | Street scene showing group of men with railroad or tram cars, Skagway, 1898 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1898 |
| Notes | On verso of image: Beginning of White Pass R.R., '98, Skagway to Lake Bennett
Signs advertise W.A. Bell, Cigars & Tobacco; Hotel Alaska; The Bookery
Filed in Alaska--Transportation--Railroads |
| Contextual Notes | William A. Bell was born April 1854 in Canada. Before moving to Alaska in 1897, Bell and his wife Mary (born 1853, New Hampshire) were living in Everett, Washington. In 1900, the Bells were living in Skagway, with William's occupation listed as merchant. [Source: U.S. Census] |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Wooden buildings--Alaska--Skagway; Business enterprises--Alaska--Skagway; Railroad cars--Alaska--Skagway; Group portraits |
| Subjects (LCSH) | White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm); Railroads--Cars; Skagway (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc. |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alaska--Skagway |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC0424
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Negative Number | UW6639 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Alaska Photograph Collection |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | 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. 2004. |
| Restrictions | For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Reproduction & Use page
http://content.lib.washington.edu/sc-use.html |
