1951 Historical Photos

N.C.P.C.  Yukon River Dam

Before the building of the N.C.P.C. Yukon River Dam, Miles Canyon and the Whitehorse Rapids were rarely traveled.  On September 14, Amos Burg, a National Geographic writer and photographer, is accompanied by Bill MacBride and Bill Emery in a freighter canoe through Miles Canyon and the Whitehorse Rapids