View of gold miners and dogs loaded with packs filled with gold preparing to depart from Chistochina, Alaska. From verso: "Taken at Chistochina Mutt [?] station. Notice the jacks on the men and dogs. The horses carry the bedding and carry outfit....
Fifth volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Jan. 1-Sept. 5, 1918. [191] pages ; 15 cm.
Descriptive Narrative: Walrus ivory carvings representing "Mutt & Jeff", early comic strip characters each with an inlaid ivory nose. a: Mutt; b: Jeff
Dimensions: H: 7.10 x 3.50 cm