Taku Glacier viewed from the water

Photograph possibly by Frank LaRoche. On verso of image: Glacier in Takau Inlet, Alaska Taku Glacier terminates at Taku Inlet, 2 miles northwest of Taku Point and 15 miles northeast of Juneau. This is its local name used since 1890. Originally named Schulze Glacier in 1883, then Foster Glacier in 18...

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Glaciers > Alaska
Taku Glacier (Alaska)
Taku
Foster Glacier
glacier
glaciers
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/574
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Summary:Photograph possibly by Frank LaRoche. On verso of image: Glacier in Takau Inlet, Alaska Taku Glacier terminates at Taku Inlet, 2 miles northwest of Taku Point and 15 miles northeast of Juneau. This is its local name used since 1890. Originally named Schulze Glacier in 1883, then Foster Glacier in 1890. (pg. 943) Notes from Donald Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967)

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