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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Hawk Inlet on Admiralty Island, as viewed from an approaching ship. The image appears to tilt downward towards the right. A ship (partial view) occupies the lower left corner of the image. The camera faces towards the ship's bow. Rigging stretches vertically from the deck's rail. Cargo is visible sitting on the deck. To the right of the ship, a channel extends across the image and into the distance. A settlement is visible on the distant shore at center. Tree-covered hills rise across the background. Text from negative sleeve: 2203. Alaska Trip. Across Gulf and Hawk Inlet Sept. 11, 1946. 1. Icy strait and fishing boat 2 ice bergs [sic] beyond boat 2. Fire drill 3. Mertie West in life preserver 4. One of the very many beacons 5.6. 7. Approaching Hawk Inlet
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2203_007 ark:/21198/zz002j2xxm
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ships--American--Alaska--Juneau Admiralty Island (Alaska) Channels--Alaska--Juneau Ocean travel
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