Steamboat and barges tied up on the Iditarod River, Alaska

Caption on image: Steamer and Barges on Iditarod River Alaska. CPW 4 - 22 The photographer's initials "CPW" may indicate Charles P. White, although current information has him in Chitina around 1925 Undivided back postcard--the presence of a stampbox with "AZO (triangles in corne...

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Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
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Ships > Alaska
Barges > Alaska
Rivers > Alaska
Iditarod River (Alaska)
Indian
Steamboat
holikachuk
Ingalik
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/1041
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Summary:Caption on image: Steamer and Barges on Iditarod River Alaska. CPW 4 - 22 The photographer's initials "CPW" may indicate Charles P. White, although current information has him in Chitina around 1925 Undivided back postcard--the presence of a stampbox with "AZO (triangles in corners, two upper ones pointing up, two lower ones pointing down)" indicates a date of 1910 - 1930 for this postcard Filed in Alaska--Waterways--Iditarod River The name Iditarod is an Anglicized version of the Ingalik and Holikachuk Indian name for the Iditarod River. It meant "distant place."

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