(4:26 min) (05 of 19) Illinois Central Railroad Met a man working for the Illinois Central Railroad. Next job was painting for the Illinois Central Railroad. While he was there he put in for the steel gang building and repairing railroad...
Front Row - sitting - left to right
1. J. Paul Huff, CSK, Chicago, Illinois
2. Abraham Angel, CSK--Huntington, W Va.
3; John Thomas Scott, CSK, Sitka, Alaska
4. E. E. Tucker, Lt.(jg) SC, San Diego, Calif.
5. R. G. Culbertson,...
Rodine, photographed with Illinois partners in Galesburg-Alaska Mining & Development Co., a group of prospectors; sign on side of box on sled reads, "Klondike or Bust"
Title from verso, partially covered by repair "Illinois Cabin, Fred B_________ and myself, taken [early?] this spring" Two men from Illinois group outside log cabin; stack of firewood in foreground
Relief shown by hachures. February 1899. Includes table of distances from Skagway. "For full information apply to S.H. Graves, President, Chicago, Illinois; E.C. Hawkins, Chief Eng. & Gen. Supt., Seattle, Wash'n.; L.H. Gray, Gen'l. Traffic...
Title from verso. Verso: Boys of the Farthest North Confederate Detachment and their dates from the University of Alaska here pictured celebrating Gen. Robert E. Lee's birthday on the campus are, left to right, Joan Berry of Haines, Paul Hunter...
(4:43 min.) (08 of 27) Start of contracting
First job was building the bridge between Illinois St. and College Road over Noyes Slough. Lots of paperwork, everything was an emergency since there was no experience with how to do the simplest...
(7:24 min) (01 of 19) Early years Born in small town in Illinois on a farm. Saw a tractor as a great improvement. His father said it was not going to be around too long. Couldn't agree with father on other things so took first opportunity...