Ark A. Tower photograph collection [graphic], 1901-1903.

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Ark A. Tower photograph collection [graphic], 1901-1903.

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Sixteen black and white photographs mounted on board and identified, possibly by Ark Tower. The images show Fort Egbert at the turn of the century, soldiers, military life on the base, the Ft. Egbert school and missionary teacher and students, and the Ft. Egbert village.

16 photographs : b&w + diary.

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7764140

Alaska State Library

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Tower, Ark A.

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Ark Tower was born in 1879. He served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army's Company "C" 8th Infantry at Fort Egbert from 1901-1903. The Army was stationed adjacent to Eagle, Alaska, at Fort Egbert in 1899, to provide law and order, build roads and communications (including the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System) and assist indigent miners. An avid photographer, Sergeant Tower photographed daily life and military activities in and around Fort Egbert, developing and mounting his own ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 8th

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