Title

Northern Alaska Exploring Expedition, 1884-1886. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Northern Alaska Exploring Expedition, 1884-1886. Site of Fort Cosmos near the bank of the Kobuk, or Putnam, River, Alaska. Exploration of the Kobuk River and northern parts of Alaska, led by Lieutenant George M. Stoney of the U.S. Navy. Specimens were collected for the United States National Museum.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A87_196

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NA

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

87,1Mb (2,7Mb) / 20,5in x 16,5in / 6161 x 4939 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather river building season wood timber education discovery flag flags chimneys snow exploration smoke geography Alaska Arctic chimney photography cabin wooden century banner Stars and Stripes American flag concept negative B&W log cabin discovering US flag standard wintry United States of America Smithsonian Institution 19th century black & white black and white B W Educational Institution nineteenth century geographical feature scientific institution TGN winter photograph Unknown Heritage Art glass negative 19th-century Glass negatives 8 x 10 Kobuk River Putnam River George Morse Stoney Stoney George Morse George M. Stoney George M. Lieutenant George Morse Stoney Lieutenant George M. Stoney