Hawk Inlet and Admiralty Island, viewed at a distance from an approaching ship, Juneau vicinity, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Hawk Inlet and Admiralty Island, viewed at a distance from an approaching ship, Juneau vicinity, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

September 11, 1946

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Hawk Inlet and Admiralty Island, taken from a ship sailing through an adjacent channel. The image appears to tilt downward towards the right. A ship (partial view) occupies the lower left corner of the image. The camera faces towards the ship's bow. Rigging stretches vertically from the deck's rail. Passengers and cargo are visible on the deck. To the right of the ship, a channel extends across the image and into the distance. A settlement is visible on the distant shore at center. Tree-covered hills rise from shorelines in the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2203. Alaska Trip. Across Gulf and Hawk Inlet Sept. 11, 1946. 1. Icy strait and fishing boat 2 ice bergs [sic] beyond boat 2. Fire drill 3. Mertie West in life preserver 4. One of the very many beacons 5.6. 7. Approaching Hawk Inlet

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Ships--American--Alaska--Juneau
Admiralty Island (Alaska)
Channels--Alaska--Juneau
Ocean travel

Location

Alaska--Juneau

Resource type

still image