Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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This color snapshot depicts Harold Pomeroy (1908-1983) holding a rifle and wearing snowshoes in the snow. A white dog is in the lower right-hand corner of the photograph. There are also mountains and trees visible. The photographer is...
Neil Sexton, brother of Sylvia Sexton, stands in front of two log cabins in Seward, Alaska. He is wearing a fur coat and hat, carrying a gun, and wearing snowshoes. 1915? Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 3" x 5 1/4".
The lobby of the hotel, the Coleman House, with many Indian baskets, animal hides and heads with spittoon between the chairs. Original size of photographs: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title taken from sign in photo. Members of the Seward Outing Club pose with hunting trophies in the lobby of the Coleman House in Seward, Alaska. 1912. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Trapper's cabin near Seward, Alaska with hides on front porch. Snowshoes are leaning against the cabin. The trapper is chopping wood. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Charles Emswiler (also spelled Emsweiler), licensed guide, stands in front of a log cabin with rifle and snowshoes in hand near Seward, Alaska. From front: "Chas Emswiler, guide." ca. 1910. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph:...
Photograph of an Indian Camp on the Bell River showing a family posing with their season's catch. Visible are hides and furs, snowshoes, a cache and a canvas tent with a stove pipe sticking out.
Title from verso. Image shows two young men shaking hands beside a log cabin. The young man on the right is wearing a fur parka and mukluks and stands beside a wooden crate. A third man wearing a white frock and holding a wash basin stands...
Title from verso. Image shows a young man standing in the snow wearing a fur parka, mittens, mukluks and snowshoes. Trees are visible in the background. Image is faded.
Titile from verso. Image shows a young man standing in deep snow wearing a fur parka and mukluks and holding a pair of snowshoes above his head. Trees and part of a log building are visible in the background.
Title from verso. Image shows a young woman standing in the snow in front of a pair of snowshoes. A man wearing a plaid shirt, wooden buildings with pitched roofs, a small building with a tall smokestack, a power pole and a tractor are visible...
Title from verso. Image shows members of the Lindley-Liek Expedition that made the first successful ascent of both peaks of Mount McKinley in 1932. The men are shown looking for the body of Allen Carpe, who also climbed Mount McKinley in 1932...
Title taken from verso. Full caption on verso reads, "Camp where Koven was found, near head of Muldrow Glacier, photo by Merl LaVoy, Summer 1932, Farquhar Collection." Image shows members of the Lindley-Liek Expedition that made the first...
Title from verso. Image shows a view of Mount McKinley at 9,000 feet from the Lindley-Liek Expedition that climbed both peaks of the mountain in 1932. Merl LaVoy was the expedition's photographer. A tent and equipment from one of the...
Title taken from verso of identical photo (UAF-1981-208-7). Verso reads, "Camp where Koven was found, near head of Muldrow Glacier, photo by Merl LaVoy, Summer 1932, Farquhar Collection." Image shows members of the Lindley-Liek Expedition...
Title from verso. Theodore Koven's body was discovered near the head of Muldrow Glacier on Mount McKinley by the Lindley-Liek Expedition in 1932. Theodore Koven and Allen Carpe were scientists working on a high altitude cosmic ray research...