Collection Name	Basil Clemons papers
Identifier	UAF-1994-71-24
Title	Ester siding, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Description	Title from caption . Photo of a Tanana Valley Railroad Company train at an Ester railroad ticket office. Postcard is postmarked from Ruby and is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Written on the verso is, "Ruby, Alaska. Dec. 16, 1914. Dear folks at home, I have just received your Thanksgiving and we had a fine dinner on that day. Going to have a Xmas tree dance the [illegible words] Loom [illegible words] and the Ruby Kennel Club. Love and Xmas cheer to you all, Basil. Written on the photo, "I see some talk in the papers about some self-centered senator going to introduce a bill to block the Alaska R.R. so am sending this just shows that we have railroads in Alaska anyway. This one runs to the creeks at Fairbanks. There is also a railroad at Nome and Dawson and Skagway.
Creator	Clemons, Basil
Subject.TGM	Railroad sidings Railroad stations Railroad tracks Railroads Men Log buildings
Corporate Name	Tanana Valley Railroad Company
Location	Ester (Alaska) Fairbanks (Alaska)
Region	Interior Alaska
Time Period	1913 to 1939
Date	1914/12/16
Type	Postcard
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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Ester siding, Fairbanks, Alaska.

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