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| Title | Group of people surrounding the first locomotive in Alaska, purchased by White Pass and Yukon Railroad, Skagway, 1898 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1898 |
| Notes | Caption on image: First locomotive in Alaska, Skagway, July 20, 1898
Filed in Alaska--Transportation--Railroads |
| Contextual Notes | The first locomotive in Alaska was purchased for the White Pass & Yukon Railroad. No. 52 was a small 2-6-0 and the first locomotive to operate on the railroad in 1899 when the track was being pushed out of Skagway. The 1881 Brooks Mogul was purchased third hand in 1898. It was the railroad's No. 2 until it was renumbered in 1900. The locomotive is being restored and exhibited in Skagway.
The White Pass & Yukon Railroad tracks ran down the center of the streets in Skagway. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Railroad locomotives--Alaska--Skagway; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Skagway; Group portraits |
| Subjects (LCSH) | White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm); 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 | AWC0378
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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 | UW11702 |
| 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 |
