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CONGRESSIONAL SERIAL SET Great Explorations |
| Exhibit for the University of Michigan Graduate Library, December 2005 | |
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CONGRESSIONAL SERIAL SET Great Explorations |
| Exhibit for the University of Michigan Graduate Library, December 2005 | |
| Captain W.R. Abercrombie of the U.S. Infantry was sent to explore a military route through central Alaska in 1899, two years after the Alaska gold rush had begun. His report not only covers geology of the region but how Alaskan women dress, the liquor traffic in Valdez, and what it feels like to work at -65 degrees F. |  |
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The expedition’s report includes numerous black and white photographs. Illustrated: the Scurvy Hospital for Destitute Miners at Valdez. Document 3874, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document 306. |