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Bernt Balchen photographs of Alaska

 Collection
Identifier: PPC .B351

Scope and Contents

Includes images of Alaskan scenery, hunting and looking for game, planes, camps and lodging, aerial photographs, dogs and dog sleds, one image of "Bernt and crew on historic flight". Locations include Mother Goose Lake, Kotzebue, Beaver, Coffee River, Point Hope, and Anchorage. People include Noel Ross, Bob Reeve, Irene, Bess, and Otto(?) carrying a mastadon ivory.

Dates

  • 1949

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

1 box (85 photographic prints)

General

May include field photographs.

All photographs are numbered. Some are captioned.

Condition Note

Condition reviewed 2010 good; prints are sleeved

General Note

Possible subject terms: [651] Alaska.

Title
Bernt Balchen photographs of Alaska, 1949
Author
Iris Lee, 2010
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420