When returning home one rainy morning, Mr. and Mrs. Russel Paconen (Mich.) found this bear very much alive on their doorstep. Mr. ran for a gun; Mrs. fainted, but Mr. returned with another colonist and two rifles. Six shots rang out and the bear fell dead about ten feet from their cabin door., PCA0270-635, Box: PCA0270. Mary Nan Gamble Photograph Collection, 1935, PCA 270. Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids. https://alaska.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/58043 Accessed November 07, 2024.