Detail View: Image Archives: Ship 'C.S. Holmes' in ice
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File Name:
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BA21-807.jpg
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catalog number:
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BA21-807
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collection:
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Fieldwork, Alaska
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title:
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Ship 'C.S. Holmes' in ice
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creator:
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Alfred M. Bailey
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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René M. Payne
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creator type:
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scanning technician
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creator:
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Christine Powers
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creator type:
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upload to Luna
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description:
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Ship 'C.S. Holmes' in the ice, Arctic , Alaska. The 480-ton Holmes, built by Hall Bros. in 1893, served as an auxiliary ship for Capt. Roald Amundsen Arctic expedition, landing the famous explorer and his aviator, Lt. Oskar Omdal, in Wainwright. The schooner also delivered the planes for the expedition at this isolated point within the Arctic circle. North Slope County, Wainwright.
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date:
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August, 1928
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Alaska
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modified:
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no
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.13 MB
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source:
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2.75 x 4.75 black and white print scanned at 600dpi, 16 bit grayscale with Epson Expression XL10000, saved as 8bit grayscale.
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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