Collection Name	Slim Williams Papers
Identifier	UAF-2007-59-11
Title	Leaving the White roadhouse on Indian River - on way to U. S. in 1933.
Description	Title from verso. Verso also bears a circular stamp which reads: "A Madsen Print. Oct 10, 1933. Chicago." Slim Williams was a musher, trapper, mail carrier, and adventurer who came to Alaska during the Klondyke Gold Rush. In 1933, Williams made a well-publicized mushing trip from Fairbanks, Alaska to Washington D.C. to prove the feasibility of a road linking Alaska to the contiguous United States. The road was later built during WWII as the Al-can Highway. Image shows a man (probably Williams) standing behind a dog team in front of a large log cabin. Framed windows and a door to the cabin are visible. Seven dogs are visible in Williams' team.
Subject.TGM	Men Dogs Dogsledding Dog teams Log cabins Windows Doors & doorways Roofs Expeditions & surveys Travel
Subject.LCSH	Sled dogs Mushers
Personal Name	Williams, Slim, b. 1881 or 2
Location	Indian River (Yukon)
Region	Outside
Time Period	1913 to 1939
Date	1933
Type	Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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Leaving the White roadhouse on Indian River - on way to U. S. in 1933.

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