Guide to the Copper River expedition photographs
1898
Collection number: HMC-1497.
Creator: Unknown.
Title: Copper River expedition photographs.
Date: 1898.
Volume of collection: 0.01 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Material in the collection is in English.
Collection summary: Photographs taken during an expedition on the Copper River and surrounding areas.
Biographical note:
Unknown at this time.
Collection description:
The collection consists of seven photographic prints of scenes from a trip in the vicinity of the Copper River. The photographs are mounted on cardstock with captions on the backs and depict the expedition party sitting at camp; men building a boat; members of the expedition party standing in and around their boat on the Copper River; a group of Alaska Natives drying salmon; a camp on the Tazlina River; two men sawing lumber; and three men with a boat at camp.
Arrangement: The photographs are arranged in no discernible order.
Digitized copies: This collection has been digitized and placed in Alaska’s Digital Archives. Please contact the Archives for information about obtaining or using digital copies.
Rights note: Archives & Special Collections does not own copyright to the photographs, however they are likely in the public domain, given their age.
Preferred citation: Copper River expedition photographs, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Acquisition note: This collection was found in the Archives in 2023.
Processing information: This collection was described by Gwen Higgins in 2025.