Lyman Brewster photograph collection [graphic], ca. 1932-1934.

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Lyman Brewster photograph collection [graphic], ca. 1932-1934.

The photograph collection includes an index of people, which also cross-references the Brewster letters, MS 53. The photographs show life around Nome and various Arctic communities, Eskimos, mining, whaling airplanes and transportation, including views of Will Rogers and Wiley Post and their fatal plane crash.

241 photographs : b&w.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7753805

Alaska State Library

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Brewster, Lyman D. (Lyman Denison), 1832-1904

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In 1932, Lyman Brewster, a young attorney and Montana cattleman, was appointed General Reindeer Supervisor by the U.S. Department of Interior and worked in Nome, Point Barrow, Nunivak Island and other locations. Mr. Brewster returned to Montana in March 1933 to marry Anne Burke. The Brewsters arrived in Nome in May 1933 and were active in Nome social life. From the description of Lyman Brewster photograph collection [graphic], ca. 1932-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 56431464 ...

Lomen Reindeer Corporation

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