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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of sign for the Richardson Highway posted in Valdez, Alaska. A garage stands in partial view along the lower right edge. Immediately behind it, a sign hangs from a post-and-beam structure. The sign reads, "RICHARDSON HIGHWAY VALDEZ TO CHITINA 131 MI FAIRBANKS 371 MI UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION." Between the vertical posts and to the left, a street stretches into the distance. On the right side of the street, a sidewalk extends through the center of the images and is lined by businesses. From front to back, signs for each of the businesses read: "PINZON BAR," "VALDEZ LIQUOR STORE," "LIQUOR," and "AUTHENTIC [...] OLYMPIA." Businesses also line the far left side of the street. Mountains rise across the background. Text from negative sleeve: 2199. Alaska Trip Valdez Aug.9,1946 1. Our boat 2. Tow car on dock 3. Unloading cargo 4. Mrs and Mr H H West 5. Unloading cargo 6. L to R Honor Kempton Mertie West Frances Wells 7. Valdez lady feeding pigeons in stree[t] 8. The Postoffice [sic] 9. Where Richardson Hiway [sic] starts 10. Our boat
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