Rev. Charles A. Thompson, Wales, Alaska, Ready for the Trail

Description

Rev. Thompson poses in an animal skin coat. Verso reads, "Dear Dr. Douglass: The stick with the little wheel on it is used in walking over soft snow when one is using snow shoes. The immense fur collar is to be pulled up around the face - and no one here travels without it. Couldn't. Cordially yours, Chas. A. Thompson." Located in folder labeled: Series: B Subseries: General Secretary Photographs: Alaska, Cape Prince of Wales 1893; n.d.

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Rev. Charles A. Thompson, Wales, Alaska, Ready for the Trail

Description

Rev. Thompson poses in an animal skin coat. Verso reads, "Dear Dr. Douglass: The stick with the little wheel on it is used in walking over soft snow when one is using snow shoes. The immense fur collar is to be pulled up around the face - and no one here travels without it. Couldn't. Cordially yours, Chas. A. Thompson." Located in folder labeled: Series: B Subseries: General Secretary Photographs: Alaska, Cape Prince of Wales 1893; n.d.

Topical Subject(s)

Portraits
Clothing and dress
Men
Clergy
Thompson, Charles A.
Frontier & pioneer life
Snowshoes and snowshoeing

Geographical Subject(s)

Cape Prince of Wales (Alaska)

Language

eng

Notes (Physical)

Box 389, folder 6. 9.8425 x 16.1925 cm. Image consists of front and back view with text written on back.

Type of Resource

still image

Source

Amistad Research Center ( http://www.amistadresearchcenter.org/ )

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