Very Large (15 X 28 1/4 Inches) Black & White Silver Gelatin Print, titled "STRS (Steamers) - Corwin, Edith & Tampico in Drift Ice, Nome, Alaska, 1911"

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View of early 20th century Nome, Alaska Photograph taken by noted Northern Photographer H. G. Kaiser. Very large Black & White silver gelatin print mounted on cardstock. Dimension of photograph: 15 x 28 1/4 inches; with mat: 18 3/4 x 31 1/4 inches; with frame: 25 x 38 inches. In a beautiful original Arts & Crafts oak frame and period glass. The photo is signed in the negative at the bottom and titled, dated, located "STRS (Steamers), Corwin, Edith & Tampico in Drift Ice, Nome, Alaska, 1911". Northern photographer H. G. Kaiser was born in Germany in 1866 and emigrated to the United States in 1879. The 1900 Census lists Kaiser's occupation as "miner" and his previous occupation as "photographer", suggesting that he may have traveled to Alaska to join in the Klondike Gold Rush. However, Kaiser took a great many photographs in the regions of Nome and Anchorage from about 1900 to at least 1922. His subjects included Eskimos, dog sleds, native wildlife, railways, mining and ships . From 1917 to at least 1922 he worked at the Alaska Engineering Commission (A.E.C.) as a Photographer. His photographs are housed in archival collections, including the University of Washington Special Collections, the Library of Congress, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and the Anchorage Museum. The Steamships Corwin, Edith and Tampico sailed the Western Alaska coastal ports at that time as merchant and charter vessels. For instance, as a merchant vessel beginning in 1900, the SS Corwin started out as a support vessel for minerals exploration, and subsequently was extensively modified to carry passengers. She served coastal ports on Norton and Kotzebue Sounds, the Seward Peninsula, and the Bering Strait during the shipping season, and generally wintered in Puget Sound. She was the first steamer to reach Nome in the spring multiple years, and also frequently the last steamer out in the fall. Kaiser's photographs are scarce on the market, particularly such large and poetic prints like this one. Seller Inventory # 001254

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