The photographs in this collection are enhanced views of early Alaska used for postcards and other commercial purposes, ca. 1890 1920. The collection includes views of fishing, mining, Alaskan communities, and Alaskan natives.

Publishers and photographers represented by the collection include: Landahl's Emporium (Dawson) and Albertype Company (Brooklyn, NY), Winter and Pond, P.E. Kern, E.A. Hegg and P.S. Hunt.

The Albertype Company in Brooklyn, N.Y. originally printed the 8 x10 sheet of photographs in which 3 or more views were arranged together; groupings included both communities and particular subject such as dog team or mining activities. The arranged photographs were then included in pictorial publications.