WAUAfricanAmericanSoldiersAlcanHighwayPH1640.xmlGuide to the Photographs of African American Soldiers Working On Alcan Highway 1942African American Soldiers Working On Alcan HighwaySpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries2021 (Last modified: 10/5/2022)
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University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH1640Photographs of African American Soldiers Working on Alcan Highway 194211 photographs (1 folder)Collection materials are in English.Photographs of African American soldiers who worked on the construction of the Alcan Highway and their camp during World War II

The Alaska or Alcan Highway was constructed during World War II, in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor, starting in March 1942 and finishing in eight months. It connected the United States to Alaska across Canada starting at Dawson Creek, B.C.. and ending at Delta Junction, Alaska. It was built by 11,000 soldiers in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. About 3,500 of those soldiers who built the Alaska Highway were African American troops, who mainly worked from Alaska southward to Canada. The African Americans soldiers were organized in three newly formed Negro Regiments, the 93rd Engineer General Service Regiment, 95th Engineer General Service Regiment, and the 97th Engineer General Service Regiment.

Photographs of African American soldiers who worked on the construction of the Alcan Highway and their camp.

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Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)PhotographsAlaskaAfrican Americans

 

11-3African American soldier standinng near quonset huts 194214-6Group of African American soldiers near quonset huts194217-8African American man in camp194219Desk in office1942110African American soldier at desk in office1942111Dirt road through quonset huts at Alcan construction camp1942