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Dawson Creek, British Columbia.

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Collection Name	American Japanese Joint Expedition (AJJEX), 1967, Records
Identifier	UAF-2006-131-173
Title	Dawson Creek, British Columbia.
Description	Title from accompanying notes. Road mile marker reading: "Dawson Creek Mile "0" zero--Alaska (Alcan) Highway. At this spot in the spring of 1942, at the height of World War II the U.S. Army Engineers began the construction of the overland route to Alaska. Nine months later at a cost of over $140,000,000 the road was completed. This is a road construction fete [sic] unsurpassed in modern times...."
Creator	Haase, Peter
Subject.TGM	Milestones Cities & towns Utility poles Roads
Location	Dawson Creek (B.C.) Alaska Highway
Region	Outside
Time Period	1959 and later
Date.original	1967/03/26
Type	Image (Slides)
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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