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| Title | Alaska bald eagle, ca. 1907 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1907 |
| Caption | A number of photographers followed the miners to Alaska during the late 1890s and early 1900s. Some tried mining. Others set up businesses, photographing wildlife, scenery, people, and whatever else they saw around them. They made a living selling the photos to miners, tourists, and anyone else who would buy them.
This photo, taken around 1907, shows a bald eagle perched on a stump near an unidentified Alaskan shore. Snow-covered mountains rise in the background. |
| Notes | Original copy negative.
Original photograph: ca. 1907. Copied after 1907 by Webster & Stevens |
| Subjects | Mountains; Bodies of water; Eagles |
| Places | Alaska. |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.13055 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : glass, b&w; 6.5 x 8.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
