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The exploration of Alaska by the "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" expedition, the explorers and their carriers in the Alseck [sic] River region

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Call NumberZ-4015ContributorRedwood, Allen Christian, 1844-1922.; Wells, E. H.Date1890-1900SummaryMen carry camp gear, oars, snowshoes, a wooden sled and packs strapped to their backs across the Alsek River in Alaska. One man crosses the river on the shoulders of another man. Native American men use walking sticks. Shows North American Indian (Tlingit, Chilkat) women outside hewn log houses in Klukwan (Haines County), and a design painted on a wooden grave house.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving ; 41 x 29 cm (16 x 11 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectChilkat Indians--Structures--Alaska--KlukwanIndians of North America--AlaskaTlingit Indians--Structures--Alaska--KlukwanAlsek RiverKlukwan (Alaska)Fords (Stream crossings)--AlaskaHouses--AlaskaRivers--AlaskaTombs & sepulchral monuments--AlaskaCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711004015; Leslie's weekly.Type of MaterialIllustrationsTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesArtist's signatures "A.C. Redwood, 1891" and "Smith" engraved in: "Fording the Alseck [sic] River" and reproduced in print. Tear sheet consists of page 289, removed from Leslie's weekly. Title printed on tear sheet. R7110040150

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