John M. Blankenberg photograph collection [graphic], ca. 1910.

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John M. Blankenberg photograph collection [graphic], ca. 1910.

Scenes of the Chilkoot Pass, Port Chilkoot (Haines), Chilkat, Porcupine and Haines Alaska, mining, and the Chilkat and Sitka Indians.

34 photographs : b&w.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7717373

Alaska State Library

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Blankenberg, John M.

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John Martin Blankenberg was born in Tragdor, Norway, October 24, 1860. He came to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush and worked as a photographer in Dawson, Haines, and possibly other locations. Little is known of his personal life. He was married at one time and spent the latter part of his life in Tenakee, Alaska, which is where he died August 19, 1939. He is best known for his photos of Haines, the Tlingit Indians, and activities on the Chilkoot Pass, Lake Bennett and Lake Lindeman. ...