Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2012.31.006
Accession#:
2012.31
Credit Line:
Donated by John Kato.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
On Muir Glacier
Place:
Muir Glacier, Alaska
Year Range from:
1880
Year Range to:
1900
Description:
Black and white, photographic print of woman sitting on glacier by unknown artist.
Photographic is of an ice covered landscape with mountains in the background. Woman is posed, dressed in black, sitting facing the proper right of image, and holding an umbrella in her left hand. Print is adhered to a piece of composition board. In lower proper left of board, photograph is identified as "On Muir Glacier." Along the proper right edge are three holes, approximately evenly spaced, that once held sheet into an album. Top hole has ripped open to edge. Verso is blank.
Notes:
Due to pose and title of image, woman may be the photographer of this image (making it a self portrait) and whole the collection of images.

No specific date is associated with image, approximate date range is estimated from date attached to other images in collection.
People:
Kato, John
Muir, John
Search Terms:
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