Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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Album 2: Ketchikan, Alaska 1904-1918. #11 - 97. ©Winter-Pond Co.

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PC1326-1A

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Nine black and white photographs collected by Forrest Benson Sr. on a 1914 Navy tour in Alaska: Dutch Harbor, Kodiak, Point Barrow, Cordova, St. Paul Island, St. George Island, American sailors.

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(F.H. Nowell. 5332) [Unidentified person dressed in a parka, holding a snowball amidst the snow drifts.]

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[postcard size view of buildings on either side of lst Ave; Alaska Steamship Co. building, left, foreground]

Content Description From the Collection: Clemons documented the waterfront and street scenes in the rapidly growing communities of Ruby and Iditarod following nearby gold discoveries. Athapascan Indians of the area, families of miners, storeowners, various gatherings and events are also depicted. This collection is significant to the history of Alaska because it provides a direct view of Iditarod and Ruby during a time of tremendous development. The photos are well documented because Clemons carefully engraved identification on...

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[five men on cross-country skis] (SC 595645)

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[group of men in cleared area, trees beyond]

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[four men near door of hospital] (no. 69]

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Seward Peninsula mining activities; ships; Alaska natives; Yukon River; scenics, 1898-1902. This collection (PCA 256) includes photographs of mining activity and N and A Company personnel.