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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...
Photograph

Sampan Boat in Hong Kong Harbor

Date: 09 1951
Description: A sampan boat in Hong Kong harbor. Perhaps what caught the photographer's eye was the laundry on the boat hanging out to dry.
Photograph

S.S. "Spokane"

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Description: View of the S.S. "Spokane" on Glacier Bay. Mountains rise in the background. Caption reads: "S.S. "Spokane" in Glacier Bay, Alaska."
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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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Muir Glacier

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Description: Elevated view of Muir Glacier, discovered by John Muir in 1879. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Muir Glacier, Alaska."
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Muir Glacier

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Description: View of Muir Glacier from across a bay.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

City View, Sitka, Alaska

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Description: View from across the harbor showing the pier and mountains in the background.
Photograph

Town View

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Description: Elevated view of the town from across the bay. Mountains rise behind the city's shoreline buildings.
Photograph

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 ...

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