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R.L. "Curley" Graham

Curley Graham

R. L. "Curley" Graham was born in 1920 to Marjorie and Richard Graham, and in 1935 moved with his family to Atlin, British Columbia, Canada where his father was able to find work. Curley went to work in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada in the early 1940s with his first job being for the White Airport Company working on equipment maintenance at the airstrip.
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Curley Graham's Slideshow
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
R. L. "Curley" Graham

R.L. "Curley" Graham was interviewed on November 7, 2008 by Stacey Carkhuff Baldridge at his home in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. In this interview, Curley talks about the construction of the Alaska Highway and the airstrip in Whitehorse and changes these brought to the region. He discusses working on the road and airstrip construction, how Whitehorse has changed, working with the soldiers, and his work as a mechanic and moving equipment. He also talks about newspaper stories about the highway, changes in transportation, accidents and funny things that happened, the influx of new people into the area, and education.

 2009-07-22 Alaska Highway Nov 7, 2008