Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25.

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Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25.

Relates her story of arriving in Alaska, seeking employment, hiking and encountering bears.

[4] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8335593

Alaska State Library

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Lawing, Nellie Neal, 1873-1956

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Nellie Neal Lawing, known as Alaska Nellie, hunted, fished, trapped, dog-mushed and worked in a mining camp, after arriving in Alaska in 1915. From the description of Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 85896414 ...