Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2014.22.051
Accession#:
2014.22
Credit Line:
Donated by the Amos Alter Estate
Object Name:
Postcard
Title:
Mendenhall Glacier Postcard
Studio:
Winter and Pond
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Year Range from:
1930
Year Range to:
1940
Description:
Color postcard featuring a illustration of the Mendenhall Glacier. The lake and rocks are in the foreground. The glacier and surrounding mountains are in the middle and background. Dark blue typed text along the upper edge reads: "C117. Mendenhall's Glacier, near Juneau, Alaska". White text in the lower proper left corner reads "c \ Winter & Pond \ Juneau". Photograph has a white boarder.

Verso has text in the upper proper left corner reading: "MENDENHALL GLACIER \ Mendenhall Glaicer, situated about fifteen \ miles north of Juneau, can be reached by auto. \ The Claicer perhaps is the greatest attraction \ to tourists inasmuch as they are able to get a \ much better idea of the formation of a glacier \ in general. \ THIS SPACE FOR MESSAGE.". Text in the upper proper right corner reads: "POST CARD \ STAMP\ ADDRESS". The word "STAMP" is surrounded by a lined box. Text along the lower edge at approximately center reads: "MADE IN \ U.S.A.". A vertical arrow extended from this lower text and points to an illustration of a stylized person.
People:
Alter, Amos Joe
Alter, Catherine
Hayden, Larry
Pond, E. Percy
Winter, Lloyd V.
Search Terms:
Postcard
Mountain
Mendenhall
Glacier
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