These views of the trip made by the Revenue Cutter Bear in 1905 were located in the Alaska State Museum. Copy negatives have been made for 86 views selected from the 204, for their content and reproduction quality. Also, there were several views of some subjects, and the best were reproduced. Views not copied included: 23-Southeast Alaska; 13-Aleutian Islands; 10-Nome area; 14-Siberia and other miscellaneous.

In July 1980, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Choate of Central, Alaska, donated views #87-130. The photos are from an album and record the voyage of the U.S.S. Bear from 1922 and 1923 as well as scenes from other ships. The album also includes miscellaneous views of people and towns in Alaska, Siberia and the Pacific Northwest.