Collection Name	Falcon Joslin papers
Identifier	UAF-1979-41-131
Title	U.S. Railway. steam shovel, near Moose Creek.
Description	Title from caption. "U.S. Ry. steam shovel, near Moose Creek. Men and a steam shovel are at work along side a railroad. A note on the photograph indicates Phinney S. Hunt was the photographer: "A.E.C. G40. P.S. Hunt." According to a website (http://www.alaskarails.org/historical/construction/aec/), A.E.C. stands for Alaska Engineering Commission, which constructed the Alaska Railroad from 1915-1923. Since Hunt died in 1917 the date this photograph was taken would be in the range of 1915-1917. According to the previously cited website, the steam shovel appears to be a small Bucyrus Steam Shovel.
Creator	Hunt, P. S. (Phinney S.), 1866-1917
Subject.TGM	Steam shovels Railroad construction & maintenance Railroad construction workers Railroad cuts Railroad rails Railroad tracks Railroads Men Smokestacks Rocks Railroads
Corporate Name	Alaskan Engineering Commission Alaska Railroad
Region	Southcentral Alaska
Time Period	1913 to 1939
Date	1915 - 1917
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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U.S. Railway. steam shovel, near Moose Creek.

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