Susitna Bridge on the Alaska Railroad with mountains in background, Alaska, May 17, 1921

 

Lex Anteinternet: April 12, 1921 International hands off, and hands...

Lex Anteinternet: April 12, 1921 International hands off, and hands...:    This railroad disaster was photographed in Alaska:

Lex Anteinternet: November 23, 1920. Empires

Lex Anteinternet: November 23, 1920. Empires: 

November 23, 1920. Empires

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Anchorage Alaska, which had been founded in 1915, was incorporated.

Anchorage was, and is, as the name indicates a port city.  And today its a large one, much like any other large port city, all of which have a certain universal character.  It was also, however, right from the onset a railhead, which made it all the more important.

Alaska Railroad Station, Seward Alaska.

A former Alaska Railroad station in Seward Alaska, now used as a restaurant.

Alaska Railroad Depot, Anchorage Alaska

Alaska Railroad facilities, Anchorage Alaska

I'm not sure what function this classically styled Alaska Railroad building serves, but it is not the depot.  It does have the appearance of one, however.

Some additional nearby downtown Alaska Railroad buildings.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary Station Whittier

Unusual example of a caboose converted to another use, in this case, as part of a Coast Guard Axillary Station in the port of Whittier Alaska.

Holscher's Hub: Alaska Railroad: Girdwood to Whittier

Holscher's Hub: Alaska Railroad: Girdwood to Whittier:

 Station at Girdwood.

 Airplane on airport at Whittier.

Station at Whittier.