One letter, undated but assumed to be from November 1918, tells about the flu epidemic, the sinking of the Princess Sophia, and the celebration of the Armistice which ended World War II.
Title from caption. Image is a postcard. Image shows "The Wreck of the Rock Island". A half-sunken ship can be seen near another stern wheeler and a group of buildings. The photograph on the postcard may be attributed to Albert J. Johnson....
Title taken from verso. View of man standing on paddlewheel of boat washed up near boardwalk on beach, possibly at Nome or Saint Michael, Alaska. Photographer's number 8256. 1938. Photographer: Ray B. Dame. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. View of riverboats "Sarah" and "Susie," one docked and one wrecked on beach, possibly in Nome or Saint Michael, Alaska. Photographer's number 8255. 1938. Photographer: Ray B. Dame. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Waiters in white jackets stand by tables covered with white tablecloths and formal place settings; possibly the ALASKA that was a Yukon River steamboat
Title from image caption U. S. S UNALGA and U.S.S. SWALLOW, tied up at dock; Alaska-Juneau mine on hillside above left; also on image, the notation "Adm. Evans"