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Third Avenue Hotel

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Description: Exterior view of the Third Avenue Hotel. Caption reads: Third Avenue Hotel, Fairbanks, Alaska."
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View Across Chena River

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Description: View of Fairbanks, Alaska across the Chena River. A wooden bridge crosses the river, and storefronts can be seen lining the city street. Caption reads: "Fa...
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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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Public Schoolhouse

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Description: A public schoolhouse with a group of children and a dog posing in front. Text in lower left corner reads: "The Public School, Fairbanks Alaska."
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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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Cathedral of St. Peter's-By-The-Sea

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Description: Elevated view across stone wall and gate toward the church with bell tower. The building is a stone structure with half timber walls, with the upper wall o...
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Fourth of July

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd in a grandstand on the Fourth of July. The grandstand is decorated with flags and banners. Buildings of Fairbanks are in the backg...
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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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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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Ice Floes in the Tanana River

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Description: Ice in the Tanana River. Buildings are along the shore in the background. Caption reads: "A Run of Ice in the Tanana River, Fairbanks, Alaska."
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Elevated City View

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Description: Elevated view showing the city, bridges, and boats.
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Fourth of July Crowd

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Description: A crowd gathers on the pier and on the shore during a Fourth of July festival. Shops can be seen beyond the wharf. Published by Hall's Bookstore.
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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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