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Title
Glacier and mountain, viewed from the back of town, Whittier vicinity, 1946
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
September 1, 1946
1946-09-01
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.
According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.
Photograph of a snow-covered mountain and glacier, as viewed from the backside of Whittier, Alaska. Three mountains stand in the image. The side of one mountain rises in the lower right corner. In the near distance, a dome mountain rises at left. At center, a snow-covered mountain rises in the distance. A glacier carves its way between the mountains. In the lower left corner, a portion of the glacier is visible in the foreground. Several punched holes line the bottom edge.
Text from negative sleeve: 2223. Color Alaska Trip Whittier Sept.1, 1946 1. Mountains across bay from town 2. Snow and glacier back of the town
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2223_002
ark:/21198/zz002j31vg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Landscapes (Representations)
Glaciers--Alaska
Mountains--Alaska
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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