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White Pass & Yukon, laying at Bennett, track, 1899
Order an ImageOn July 6, 1899, construction workers finally completed the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad line through White Pass to Lake Bennett, British Columbia. It took fourteen months to build the 40-mile railway line from Skagway, Alaska.
This photo by Eric Hegg shows the laying of the last track on the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad between Skagway, Alaska, and Bennett, B.C. From Bennett, gold seekers could reach mining areas along the Yukon River and at Atlin, to the east.
Full title: Laying the last of the White Pass and Yukon R.R. track at Bennett. July 6th, 1899
SHS category: Alaska- Railroads
This photo by Eric Hegg shows the laying of the last track on the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad between Skagway, Alaska, and Bennett, B.C. From Bennett, gold seekers could reach mining areas along the Yukon River and at Atlin, to the east.
Full title: Laying the last of the White Pass and Yukon R.R. track at Bennett. July 6th, 1899
SHS category: Alaska- Railroads
ID Number: SHS40
Date: 1899
Creator(s):
Hegg, Eric A., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w ; 15 x 21 cm.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS40
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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