Santa Claus Lodge, viewed at a distance, Gulkana, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Santa Claus Lodge, viewed at a distance, Gulkana, 1946

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

August 22, 1946

Date

1946-08-22

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of the Santa Claus Lodge in Gulkana, as viewed from a distance. A dirt road passes through the foreground. On the far side of the road, the Santa Claus Lodge stands in the distance at center. It is viewed at a slight angle from the front. The lodge is constructed of logs and stands 3 stories tall. The front door sits left-of-center. Identical windows stand on either side of it. The second floor is lined by 6 equally spaced windows and 4 equally spaced dormers stand along the roof. An extension of the first floor juts out from the left side of the building. Scaffolding up to the second and third floors stands behind the extension at left. Single-story log buildings stand to the right of the lodge. The building to the immediate right is the store. A sign over its door reads, "GULKANA." The building at far right extends out-of-frame. A hill is visible rising in the far distance at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2156. Alaska Trip. Gulkana Aug.22, 1946. 1. The stream from the bridge. 2 & 3 The sign at the highway. 4. Santa Claus Lodge 5. The store. 6. Washing our bus

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Alaska--Gulkana

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lodges--Alaska--Gulkana
Log buildings--Alaska--Gulkana