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Elevated View of Fort Seward

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Description: Elevated view of Fort Seward from Mount Rippinsky, showing Pyramid Harbor and Davidson Glacier in distance. Caption reads: "Haines and Fort Wm. H. Seward f...
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Hong Kong Harbor Scene

Date: 09 1951
Description: The large, ornamental office building of Thomas Cook and Sons on the waterfront in Hong Kong. The firm was one of the oldest and largest travel companies i...
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Icebergs in Harbor

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Description: View of icebergs in Juneau Harbor. Mountains are beyond the harbor, and a city is on the left. Caption reads: "Icebergs in Juneau Harbor, Alaska."
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City View

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Description: View across of a city across a harbor with mountains in the background. The monumental building near the shore is the United States Courthouse, built in 1...
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City View

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Description: Elevated general view of the city with harbor and mountains. A ship is docked near the railroad bridge.
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City View

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Description: View from the harbor showing the city near the mountainside. Published by E.A. Hegg, Cordova, Alaska.
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City View

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Description: View of the city's shoreline from across the bay. A boat can be seen along the nearest shore and mountains rise behind the city buildings in the distance.
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Distant City View

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Description: Distant view of the city from the mountains, looking out over the bay. Mountains can be seen across the water. Copyright by Winter & Pond.
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City View

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Description: View of waterfront and city buildings from across the harbor. Rock Church stands near the shore.
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Town View

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Description: Elevated view of the town from across the bay. Mountains rise behind the city's shoreline buildings.
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Town and Glacier View

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Description: View of the city and glacier as seen from Port Valdez. A pier leads to the city's shore.
Photograph

Town View

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Description: Elevated view of the town and harbor with mountains across the water. Text on photograph reads, "One of the interesting old towns."
Map or Atlas

Americæ Nova Tabula

Date: 1630
Description: One of the few maps by Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu depicting the Americas, this map shows regions, settlements, islands, mountains, forests, rivers, an...
Map or Atlas

A Map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish Settlements Adjacent Thereto

Date: 1733
Description: This map of North America shows settlements, rivers, lakes, Native American land, trade winds, and numerous topographical features such as forests and moun...
Map or Atlas

The Province of Maine: From the Best Authorities

Date: 1795
Description: Map of Maine, showing a few cities, harbors, hills, mountains, lakes, and rivers. A road runs from Pownalboro south to Portsmouth harbor, and the boundary ...
Photograph

Antivari Harbor

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Description: Antivari (Bar) was the primary port city of Montenegro.
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Seward Welcomes the Wisconsin — Michigan Colonists

Date: 05 1935
Description: Group of people on dock to welcome the pioneers. A woman standing on the dock on the right appears to be holding a camera at her waist. One of a group of i...

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