"Yukon Bell" moored along the bank of the Yukon River, Circle, 1946

Item Overview

Title

"Yukon Bell" moored along the bank of the Yukon River, Circle, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 20, 1946

Date

1946-08-20

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of the boat, "Yukon Bell" sitting in the Yukon River, moored to the bank. The rock- and log-strewn bank stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from the lower left corner to the right. The Yukon River extends from the left side of the bank and into the distance. Along the bank, left-of-center, the boat "Yukon Bell" floats in the water. A rope tethers it to the bank at right. The boat is viewed at a slightly elevated angle from the side. The front of the boat faces right. A horizontal bar with attached fish hooks stretches through the center line of the boat. "YUKON BELL," is printed along the starboard side of the boat. The Yukon River and surrounding landscape stretch into the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2190. Alaska Trip Circle on Yukon Aug.20,1946. · 1. Some of the buildings · 2. Same with Yukon River · 3. Same with Mertie West in center · 4. Northern Commercial Co store and our bus · 5. Yukon, with Mertie West in center [handwritten:] X · [end handwritten] 6. Only boat on the river "Yukon Belle" · 7. H.H.West becomes a Sourdough by spitting in the Yukon [handwritten and circled:] 7 [end handwritten and circled]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Alaska--Circle

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)
Boats--American--Alaska--Circle