Captain Amundsen arrives in Nome, Aug. 31, 1906, on his ship GJOA after 3 years in the Arctic, where he determined the Magnetic Pole and found the Northwest Passage. Photographer's number 5161
Caption: "Every year, ships coming north have to work through ice, taking chances to get through to the places they want to go. This is the sailing vessel S. S. HOLMES, which carries our freight from Seattle to Barrow. This picture was taken around...
Cyanotype photograph of a large ship docked near a beach with several men on board in southcentral Alaska. Photograph taken during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring Expedition led by Edwin F. Glenn on behalf of the U.S. Army. The photogra[her is...
Cyanotype photograph of the schooner "Olga" under sail with men onboard, towing a small dinghy. Snow covered mountains are visible in the background. Photograph taken during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring Expedition led by Edwin F. Glenn on...
Cyanotype portrait of four adults and two children on the deck of the schooner "Olga". Both women are Alaska Natives, both men are white. Photograph taken by Walter Curran Mendenhall during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring Expedition led by Edwin F....
Cyanotype portrait of two women and two children on the deck of the schooner "Olga" on Prince William Sound. One of the children appears to be holding a stuffed bear. Photograph taken by Walter C. Mendenhall during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring...