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1942 Press Photo William Howard collects tickets on a train near Skagway, AK

This is an original press photo. Connecting Link Between Alcan Highway and Ocean - Skagway, AK - Sergeant William H. Howard, Waycross, GA, conductor, collecting the tickets of civilian passengers on the White Pass and Yukon Narrow Gauge Railway, the 111-mile link between Skagway, at the head of the Inside Passage, and Whitehorse in the Yukon territory. The line is the only link between the just finished Alcan Highway and the sea. Built 40 years ago to haul gold out of the Klondike, the railway has been leased and is being run by the Army for the duration.Photo measures 8.5 x 6.75inches. Photo is dated 12-22-1942.

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