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As we all know, Alaska is not the most convenient state to visit. There are lots of ways to travel to Alaska -- in good weather you can even drive to at least to part of it. However, many places in Alaska can only be reached by boat (or by cruise ship! FYI, to read about cruising, North to Alaska, click here), and other parts are accessible only by boat or plane -- very small plane. Nevertheless, Alaska is truly beautiful and well worth a visit. |
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 If we were visiting Nome, Alaska in 1910, and the weather was rough, this is the way we would land. See the ship in the distance? Passengers were "barged" to shore from the ship and then off-loaded like cargo! |
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 The Alaska gold-rush occurred at the turn of the 20th century. Miners flocked to the frozen north in search of it. This old postcard is titled: "$150,000. One Days Sluicing Discovery, Little Creek." I wonder what that haul would be worth today? (Both of these postcards are circa 1900, with undivided backs for address only and a small space on the front for personal messages.) |
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 Here's another form of Alaska travel. During the early days, the mail was delivered this way! This postcard is titled: "Bob Griffis, U.S. Mail Carrier, one mile in front of Nome, on Bering Sea, Alaska." |
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 Train travel could also be touch and go in those days. This postcard is titled, "Scene along Seward Peninsula R.R., Nome, Alaska" |
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 Our last postcard is sort of hard to look at. Those are Walrus heads! The title says: "Heads of Walrus killed by Eskimo Hunters. Nome, Alaska." |
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