Distant view of caribou out on the wash, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Distant view of caribou out on the wash, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 17, 1946

Date

1946-08-17

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of 3 caribou standing out on the wash in Denali National Park and Preserve as viewed at a distance. The wash slopes down through the foreground from left to right. Streams of water flow through the wash. In the distance, a few animals (presumably caribou) stand far out in the wash at center. They are barely visible. Beyond the wash, a snow-covered mountain stands in the background at right and another rises at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2160. Alaska Trip. Camp Eilsen [sic] Aug.17,1946. 1. Pioneer cabin at Igloo Creek Our bus driver 2. From the grade overlooking a watercourse from Mountains. 3. Summit of Sable Pass. 4. 3 caribou out on the wash. 5. Our road to Eilsen [sic]. Doc Beaver at left. [handwritten text:] X [end handwritten] 6. Doc Beaver photographs porcupine 7. Doc Beaver Mertie West and another passenger at Polychrome Pass

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Alaska--Denali National Park and Preserve

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Landscapes (Representations)
Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska)
Streams--Alaska--Denali National Park and Preserve
Mountains--Alaska
Reindeer