William W. and Neeta Tobey Sale photograph collection [graphic], 1899-1998 1905-1912.

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William W. and Neeta Tobey Sale photograph collection [graphic], 1899-1998 1905-1912.

Photographs are mainly from the time period, 1901-1912. William W. Sale, an avid photographer, knew many of the photographers who worked in Nome: F.H. Nowell, Huey & Laws, Alfred Simmer, O.D. Goetze, and Carl Lomen. Their work is also represented in the collection. Images include Eskimos, dog mushing, portraits, Nome, buildings, gold camps, railroads, steamships, and telegraph stations. Images and notes about photographs used in the book "One Dog Short" (John W. and Caryl Sale Krug), written about the Sale's by their daughter, Caryl, may also be found in the collection.

8 boxes (1,391 photographs)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7760370

Alaska State Library

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