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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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Kennedy's Pack Train

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Description: A view of Kennedy's Pack Train, about to cross the Chena River. The pack train carried large amounts of gold dust taken from creeks. Caption reads: "Kenned...
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Steamboats Docked at Fairbanks, Alaska

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Description: View of several steamboats docked. Boats in the foreground are the "Lavelle Young" and "Isabelle" (text "Isabelle" partially obscured). Boat in the backgro...
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United States Wireless Station

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Description: View of a United States Wireless Station. A residential building stands to the left of a tall tower where piles of lumber can be seen. Caption reads: "U.S....
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Sheep Hunters Cache At Head of Totlat River

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Description: View of Sheep Hunters' Cache at the head of the Totlat River in Alaska featuring a hunter in a wooded campsite surrounded by trees and snow.
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Marathon Mountain

Date: 06 21 1917
Description: View across water towards the 4,462-foot Marathon Mountain at midnight. Houses and establishments are along the shoreline. A bar is labeled, "The Commerce,...
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Mountain and Forest Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a small group of homes standing among trees at the base of a mountain in Eagle River Valley. Caption reads: "Amalga - Eagle River Valley, ...
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Elevated City View

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Description: Elevated view showing the city, bridges, and boats.
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General City View, Juneau, Alaska

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Description: General view of the city, built into a hillside. The monumental building near the shore is the United States Courthouse, built in 1903. Published by Wint...
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Elevated City View

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Description: General view of the city, built into a hillside. The monumental building near the shore is the United States Courthouse, built in 1903. Published by Winter...
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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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Distant City View

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Description: Distant view of a city from the opposite shore. The city's buildings can be seen against a mountainside.
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Business District

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Description: Elevated view of the business district showing Tongass Narrows in the background.
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Town and Tongass Narrows

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Description: View of town toward Tongass Narrows where a ship sails on the water.
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Town and Tongass Narrows

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Description: View of a town looking west down the Tongass Narrows.
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City View

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Description: City view from the water. Boats can be seen near piers along the shoreline. Published by Winter & Pond Co. Juneau, Alaska.
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General City View

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Description: Elevated view of the city along a shoreline.
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First Wharf

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Description: View of First Wharf from the Bering Sea. A railroad bridge leads to the shoreline.
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High Tide in Nome, Alaska

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Description: A view of the city at high tide. Text on the photograph reads, "Nome. For Five Months in the Year Nome Can Be Reached by Steamship. Its Distance From Sea...
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City View

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Description: Elevated view of the city and the surrounding bay and hills. Text reads, "Terminus of Alaska C.R.R."

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