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| Title Notes |
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Title based on provenance of the fonds.
Formerly titled R.A. Cartter photographs.
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| Level of Description |
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Fonds
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| Physical Description |
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200 photographs : 119 b&w prints, 81 col. slides (Kodachrome)
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| Scope and Content |
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This fonds consists of photographs taken by Robert A. Cartter while he was a member of the U.S. Army 18th Corps of Engineers. They document the construction of the Alaska Highway between White River and Whitehorse, Yukon.
The photographs depict the Alaska Highway, construction scenes, army crews, vehicles and equipment preparing the roadbed and building bridges, and scenic views. There are a number of images of timber and pontoon bridges crossing Edith Creek, the Donjek, Slims and White Rivers, as well as photographs of army tent maintenance camps at Whitehorse, Kluane, etc. The ferry at Takhini River Crossing is also shown. There are images of the Yukon communities of Burwash, Champagne, and Whitehorse and a number of scenic views and panoramas taken in the Slims River, Kluane, Edith Creek and Donjek River Valley area.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition |
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Donated in 1973 by Robert A. Cartter of Whittier, California.
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| Restrictions on Access |
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There are no donor-imposed restrictions on this material. General copyright or institutional or legal restrictions may apply.
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| Notes |
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Item level Title, Scope and Content, and Dates of Creation information taken from photographs. Information in square brackets [ ] provided by Archivist.
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| Arrangement |
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The archivist arranged the prints (1463-1556, 1557-1573) and slides (1574-1654) alphabetically by assigned geographic location subject (i.e. community name) with deviations when photographs did not warrant a main geographic location subject.
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| Availability of Other Formats |
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Reference prints are available for some of the slides.
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| Finding Aid |
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Photocopies of the photographs are filed alphabetically by subject in the Photograph Visual Finding Aid in the Reference Room.
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| Specific Location |
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1463-1654 (82/281R) : Catalogued photographs
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| Record Last Modified |
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2022-05-01
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| Record URL |
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https://yukon.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/ARC/DESC/SISN%204150?SESSIONSEARCH
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