Title: Archive of approximately 170 photographs, once belonging to geologist Alfred Huise Brooks Author: ** Place: Alaska Publisher: Date: c.1905-1925 Description: Various sizes. Some with pencil captions on verso, a few with Brooks' name, some with his rubberstamp. Significant archive of vintage photographs once belonging to Alfred H. Brooks (1871-1924), who served as chief geologist for Alaska for the United States Geological Survey from 1903 to 1924. 21 of the photographs bear the verso rubberstamp of Merl La Voy, pioneer American documentary filmmaker, and record the 1910 Parker-Brown Expedition that attempted to conquer Mt. McKinley, in which he took part. Each of these photographs with an ink caption on the reverse. The other photographs include scenic views (some panoramic), mountains, geologic formations, glaciers, frozen tundra, and more. Lot Amendments Condition: Generally very good condition. Item number: 206123
Title: Archive of approximately 170 photographs, once belonging to geologist Alfred Huise Brooks Author: ** Place: Alaska Publisher: Date: c.1905-1925 Description: Various sizes. Some with pencil captions on verso, a few with Brooks' name, some with his rubberstamp. Significant archive of vintage photographs once belonging to Alfred H. Brooks (1871-1924), who served as chief geologist for Alaska for the United States Geological Survey from 1903 to 1924. 21 of the photographs bear the verso rubberstamp of Merl La Voy, pioneer American documentary filmmaker, and record the 1910 Parker-Brown Expedition that attempted to conquer Mt. McKinley, in which he took part. Each of these photographs with an ink caption on the reverse. The other photographs include scenic views (some panoramic), mountains, geologic formations, glaciers, frozen tundra, and more. Lot Amendments Condition: Generally very good condition. Item number: 206123
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