Image is of the wreck of Schooner Joe Matthews on June 21, 1910 near Cape Darby, Alaska. Additional information from Coast Seamen's Journal, vol. 23 no. 41: June 29, 2010, page 5.
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Title taken from front. View of S.S. Edith listing to one side along Alaska coast. Also from front: "Thwaites 2702." Photographer's number 2702. 1910-1920. Photographer: Thwaites.
Title taken from front. View of wreck of S.S. Mariposa on Alaska coast, with man in boat next to ship. Also from front: "Thwaites 3108." Photographer's number 3108. Oct. 8, 1915. Photographer: Thwaites.
Title taken from front. View of shipwrecked S.S. Olympia with Alaska coast in background. Also from front: "660 JET." Photographer's number 660. Dec. 10, 1910. Photographer: John E. Thwaites.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a car parked on a beach next to a grounded ship called the Celtic. Caption from finding aid reads "Stranded boats following earthquake, Seward". Location is Seward, Alaska.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a car parked on a beach next to a grounded ship called the Celtic. Caption from finding aid reads "Stranded boats following earthquake, Seward". Location is Seward, Alaska.
A steamship floats in a sea of ice. There are three men standing on ice in the foreground with tools, possibly trying to reach the stranded ship. This is probably the S.S. Portland. Photos UAF-1985-122-151 to...
A ship seems to be stuck in the ice floes of the ocean. This is probably the S.S. Portland. Photos UAF-1985-122-151 to UAF-1985-122-156 and UAF-1985-122-164 to UAF-1985-122-165 seem to be of the same ship at the same time.
A few men watch as others on and nearby try to assist a steamship stranded in ice. There is a person to the far left who seems to be doing something in the ice. Others are climbing the cabling on the ship. The word...
A man stands on snow and ice floes on the ocean, with the S.S. Portland in the background. Photos UAF-1985-122-151 to UAF-1985-122-156 and UAF-1985-122-164 to UAF-1985-122-165 seem to be of the same ship at the same time.