A Souvenir of the Harriman Alaska Expedition May-August 1899

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A Souvenir of the Harriman Alaska Expedition May-August 1899

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Photograph albums documenting the activities of the Harriman Expedition to Alaska in 1899, led by Edward Henry Harriman and photographed by the expedition's official photographer, Edward S. Curtis, as well as other members of party.

2 albums, 253 photographic prints; 2 boxes, 254 photographic prints

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University of Washington Libraries Special Collections

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