Panorama of the Alaskan terrain near Fort Mears (photo, recto), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Item Overview

Title

Panorama of the Alaskan terrain near Fort Mears (photo, recto), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Photographer

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

1942

Date

1942

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Panoramic photograph of the Alaskan terrain from somewhere behind Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor. A wide patch of dirt extends across the bottom edge of the image in the foreground. Beyond it, a valley stretches from the center of the image and into the distance. Hillsides covered in patches of snow rise from either side of the valley towards the left and right edges of the image. Beyond the valley, snow-covered mountains stand in the distance at center.
The corresponding negative (Item Ark: 21198/zz002j28jr) of this photographic print is flipped and scanned as a mirror image along the side edge.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2018. H.H.West Jr films sent down from Dutch Harbor June 1943. 1. A panorama photo of the terrain back of Fort Mears, Dutch Harbor. 2. A creek in the valley. Taken late 1942

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Alaska--Dutch Harbor

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Landscapes (Representations)
Snow--Alaska--Dutch Harbor
Valleys--Alaska
Panoramic views
Mountains--Alaska