Greta Ericson Photographs, 1913-ca. 1930's.

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Greta Ericson Photographs, 1913-ca. 1930's.

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The Greta Ericson Photographs consist of one photograph album and one scrapbook. The collection includes 190 photographs. Photographs are included in the scrapbook as well as in the photograph album. The album and scrapbook belonged to W. Co. Allis, who took most of the photographs himself. Photograph subjects include ships, persons including Alaska Natives and other indigenous peoples, seal hunting, dog teams, and landscapes. Locations include the Pribilof Islands, Siberia, Herschel Island, and Point Hope, Alaska. Also included in the scrapbooks are newsclippings that relate to events in W.C. Allis' life.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7318601

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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Allis, W. C. (Watson Colt), 1857-1942.

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