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Title
Aleutian sailing the Tongass Narrows, Ketchikan, 1946
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
September 15, 1946
1946-09-15
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of the Aleutian approaching Ketchikan from the Tongass Narrows. The Tongass Narrows spans most of the width of the image and stretches into the distance. The Aleutian sails in the distance, right-of-center. It approaches the Ketchikan shore and is viewed from its bow. The Ketchikan shoreline enters frame at left and extends back towards center. Ships and boats are tethered to docks along the shore. A structure stands along the left frame. Mountains rise in the far distance at right.
Text from negative sleeve: 2194. Alaska Trip. Ketchikan Sept.15,1946. 1. Aleutian coming to New England Fish Cannery. 2. Same, turning in channel 3. Same 4. Home and Printing Office of Alaska Sportsman. 5. Boy catches salmon from bridge. 6. New England Fish Co. 7. Their sign at dock 8. [handwritten:] POOR NEGATIVE OF OFS [sic] OF ALASKA SPORTSMAN + STREET CORNER [end handwritten]
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2194_008
ark:/21198/zz002j2vr2
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Inside Passage
Ships--American--Alaska--Ketchikan
Piers & wharves--Alaska--Ketchikan
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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