Copper River & Northwestern Railway Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Copper River and Northwestern Railway
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Bridges
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Alaska
label: Topic
content: Construction
label: Topic
content: Railroads -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Acquired prior to 1976. Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Copper River and Northwestern Railway
setName: label: See more items in
content: Copper River & Northwestern Railway Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents the Copper River and Northwestern Railway bridge in Alaska.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .50 Cubic feet (1 box )
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1909-1910
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1534
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged topically.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Collection consists of black-and-white construction photographs (3.5 in x 5.5 in) of building the Copper River Bridge in Alaska. the photographs also depict work camps with construction workers (1909) and engineer's reports (1910) by A.C. O'Neel, bridge engineer and E.C. Hawkins, chief engineer.