Collection Name	Mary Whalen Photograph Collection
Identifier	UAF-1975-84-151
Title	Fort Liscum towards mountains
Description	Title taken from caption . " Fort Liscum towards mountains." Cataloguer's note: Fort Liscum shot toward water. " Cataloguer's note: The fort was named in honor of Colonel Emerson H. Liscum. It was established in 1900 in order to maintain law and order in the growing gold-rush industry and also to establish a military road and telegraph line to the Alaskan interior. Fort Liscum which operated from 1900 - 1923 was located three miles from Valdez Bay on the south shore. Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. G2519. Reproduced from glass plates.
Creator	Hunt, P. S. (Phinney S.), 1866-1917
Subject.TGM	Forts & fortifications Dwellings Barracks
Location	Valdez Arm (Alaska)
Region	Alaska
Time Period	1896 to 1913
Type	Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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Fort Liscum towards mountains

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