Record Details
Guide to the Photographs of Work on Nome Harbor During Break-Up Album 1921
Archives West
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guide to the Photographs of Work on Nome Harbor During Break-Up Album 1921 |
| Subject | Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington); Ice on rivers, lakes, etc.--Alaska--Nome--Photographs; Ice breaking operations--Alaska--Nome--Photographs; Jetties--Alaska--Nome--Photographs; Alaska; Photographs; Environmental Conditions |
| Description | Photographs of the spring ice breakup in the Nome, Alaska, harbor, 1921; This collection contains photographs taken during the spring 1921 breakup of the ice in the Nome, Alaska harbor. The photographs show the process of man-made channels being blasted in the ice, the thickness and extent of the ice, the natural breakup of the ice, and the river as it is opened.; In Alaska, the spring ice breakup is a noisy and very important event that signals the beginning of the season... |
| Publisher | Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries |
| Date | 1921 |
| Rights |
Selections from the collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.; These photographs were placed into a handmade album. The cover has come off the album and the album pages have come apart. |
| Type | Collection collection |
| Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv63964 |
| Language | eng |
| Format | 28 photographic prints (1 folder) |
| Coverage | 1921 |
