Alaska scrapbook, 1931.

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Alaska scrapbook, 1931.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60248091

The collection consists of a scrapbook, compiled by Sue Feinler, of a cruise trip along Alaska's Inside Passage in July of 1931. Included in the scrapbook are 139 black and white photos and postcards, including images of the ship, its passengers and crew, Taku and Mendenhall Glaciers, Treadwell Mine, the international boundary, and the towns of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sitka, Haines, Skagway, White Pass City, Lake Bennett, and Port Althorp. Also included in the scrapbook is a map of the cruise route, a passenger list, menus, and daily itineraries produced by the ship's crew. The collection also contains a xerographic copy of the scrapbook, and 47 selected copy negatives.

.35 cu. ft.

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7776561

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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Feinler, Marie.

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Marie "Sue" Feinler of Spokane, Washington, traveled to Alaska from July 15 through July 27, 1931. Miss Feinler took part in a cruise through the Inside Passage aboard the S.S. Northwestern of the Alaska Steamship Company. The cruise took Miss Feinler from Seattle to Skagway, round trip, with stops in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Taku, Chatham, Sitka, and Haines in Alaska, and White Pass City, Lake Bennett, and Port Althorp in British Columbia. From the description of Alaska scrapboo...

Alaska Steamship Co.

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The Alaska Steamship Company, incorporated in 1894, shipped freight and passengers between Seattle and southeast Alaska, ca. 1901-1950. In 1953 the company expanded into container service, but due to increased fuel and insurance costs, strong competition from other types of container vessels such as barges and tugboats, and union demands, the Alaska Steamship Company ceased operations in 1971. From the description of Alaska Steamship Company photograph collection, 1939-1971 (bulk 195...