Harriman Alaska expedition diary and artifacts, 1899 and 1901.

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Harriman Alaska expedition diary and artifacts, 1899 and 1901.

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The collection contains Nelson's diary (174 p.) with pen-and-ink illustrations, 23 May-9 August 1899 (and photocopy); "A Souvenir of the Harriman Alaska Expedition, May-August 1899," a two-volume commemorative photograph album (217 photos, many by Edward S. Curtis) presented to the crew members on the expedition; and the first two volumes of the printed book of the expedition, ALASKA (New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1901). Also, includes artifacts: walrus tusk with scrimshaw (54 cm), ceremonial wooden paddle (66 cm), cloth vestment (stole), small clay figurine (15 cm), small wooden totem (34 cm), one pair of child's beaded moccasins (13 cm), red clay pipestem (14 cm), and one adult's beaded moccasin (26 cm).

2.34 cubic ft.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7335845

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Curtis, Edward Sheriff, 1868-1952

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Edward Sheriff Curtis, American photographer and ethnologist, was born near Whitewater, WI, in 1868 and grew up in Seattle, WA. Fascinated with the Indians and their way of life he embarked on lifelong career dedicated to presenting "the very spirit of the Indian peoples" in photographs, film, recordings and print. George Bird Grinnell, an authority on Indians, appointed him Official Photographer to the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. Curtis' dream of a comprehensive written and photographic...

Harriman Alaska Expedition 1899

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The expedition was sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. From the description of Photograph, [ca. 1899]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532497 The Expedition was financed by Edward Henry Harriman as a combination pleasure cruise and scientific expedition from May to August 1899. From the description of Arctic field photographs, 1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155517798 Originally proposed as a hunting expedition, Edward Harriman tr...

Nelson, George F. (George Francis), 1842-1932

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George F. Nelson, chaplain, accompanied Edward H. Harriman to Alaska by steamship in the summer of 1899 on a pleasure and scientific cruise. Also accompanying them were fourteen relatives, twenty-five scientists (including John Muir), two photographers (including Edward S. Curtis), three artists, cooks, physicians, taxidermists, and others. From the description of Harriman Alaska expedition diary and artifacts, 1899 and 1901. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record...