Several crowded boats off the side of a larger ship, with people boarding the boats from the ship, probably in the vicinity of Nome, Alaska, circa 1910-1912

PH Coll 784.33 The exact identity of the family depicted in these photographs is unknown. They may have been friends or relations of Mary M. Durkee, of Seattle, or of Fred and Elma Cowden, a couple living in Nome. It is also possible that they are Elizabeth Goetze and her husband, the photographer O...

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Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Format: Other/Unknown Material
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Passengers > Alaska
Ships > Alaska
Boats > Alaska
Nome
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/7881
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Summary:PH Coll 784.33 The exact identity of the family depicted in these photographs is unknown. They may have been friends or relations of Mary M. Durkee, of Seattle, or of Fred and Elma Cowden, a couple living in Nome. It is also possible that they are Elizabeth Goetze and her husband, the photographer Otto Daniel (O.D.) Goetze, who lived and worked in Nome circa 1910. Another possibility is that the pictures feature Viola M. Orton and her husband Ira D. Orton, who was an attorney in Nome around the same time.

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