Alaska Purchase Centennial Collection, ca. 1728-1967. [graphic].

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Alaska Purchase Centennial Collection, ca. 1728-1967. [graphic].

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These photographs were compiled by the Alaska Purchase Centennial Commission to commemorate the Alaska Purchase Centennial in 1967. The project was funded with the assistance of the National Park Service, under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Selections include portraits of historical figures, images from early exploration, towns, industry, natural resources and environment, Alaska native communities and art. Includes (photographs of) historical maps and charts, illustrations from explorations, prints, and etchings.

262 photographs : b&w.

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Cook, James, 1728-1779

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James Cook (b. November 7, 1728, Marton, Great Britan-d. February 14, 1779, Hawaii) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He became an apprentice to some shipowners in Whitby. In 1759 he became master of his own ship, the Northumberland. The following winter, while laid up in Halifax, he studied mathematics and attained a sound knowledge of astronomical navigation. Cook went on to become an eminent circumnavigator. He made many geographical discoveries, ...

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