George Rockwell Putnam worked for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. He accompanied Admiral Peary to Greenland in 1896, traveled to the Pribilof Islands in 1897 as part of a group researching seal harvests, and served on Yukon Delta surveying...
Title taken from caption: "Ship Star of Alaska at anchor in Chignik Bay." View of the ship "Star of Alaska" docked in Chignik Bay, Alaska. The ship started out as the "Balclutha" on January 15, 1887 under British registry, and in 1899 it...
Four people stand on aboard a vessel at Karta Bay, Alaska. An African American man holds a pail inside the cabin and two men and one woman pose on deck.
Title taken from caption. View of the main street of Ketchikan, Alaska. Four people are standing just to the right of the center of the photo. Signs read: "Ketchikan Drug Company", "Cigars", Tongass Trading Co. & General Merchandise", "News...
Title taken from caption. View of a woman standing on the rear deck of the Vigilant of Port Townsend, while it is tied up to the docks. Three men can be seen to the right of the photo. Printing on boat reads: "Vigilant of Pt Townsend." Photograph...
Title taken from caption. View of a Native man wearing a great coat and a top hat. Photograph most likely taken in southeast Alaska near Ketchikan. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 4" x 2 1/4".
Title taken from caption. Portrait of a Native man named Gunyar. Photograph most likely taken in southeast, Alaska near Ketchikan. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 5" x 3 1/4".
Title taken from caption. View of a totem extending from a grave house in Shakan, Alaska. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2".