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| Title | Charles "Slim" Williams, John Logan and dog "Blizzard, " December 9, 1939 |
| Photographer | Grady |
| Date | 1939 |
| Caption | This photo depicts Slim Williams (left) and John Logan with their dog "Blizzard" after their arrival in Seattle by motorcycle in December 1939.
Clyde C. "Slim" Williams was a promoter of the Alaska Highway in the 1930s. Williams first rode the proposed route in 1933, by dogsled and in a Model T pulled by sled dogs, from Copper Center, Alaska to Chicago and Washington D.C. to dramatize the necessity of uniting Alaska with the United States by an automobile highway. Williams made a second trip to promote the highway, this time by motorcycle with John Logan and the dog "Blizzard, " in 1939. Logan documented the trip on film. |
| Notes | Handwritten on photo: Chas. "Slim" Williams, left, and John Logan and dog "Blizzard" left Fairbanks May 14 - [19]39 by motorcycle over International Hiway arrived Seattle Dec 2 - 1939 |
| Subjects | Sled dogs—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Personal Names | Williams, Slim, b. 1881 or 2
Logan, John
Blizzard (Dog) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1966.3948.128 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge photograph album, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge photograph album |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
