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Taku Glacier, Alaska

Subject
Mountains & Hills
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Taku Glacier, Alaska, c. 1915 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Taku Glacier, Alaska, c. 1915 real photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A massive wall of crevassed glacier ice rising from dark water, with a deep shadowed cavern or crevasse opening in the center of the ice face. The photograph is a sepia-toned view taken from the water, showing the glacier's jagged, dirty-white front.

Postcard Details

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PublisherWesley Andrews, Inc.
Taku Glacier Alaska No.3 --- POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS WACO REAL PHOTO WESLEY ANDREWS, INC. PUBLISHERS, BAKER, OREGON
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Postcard record

SeriesNo. 3
ConditionGood
Place depictedTaku Glacier, AK
PublisherWesley Andrews, Inc., Baker, OR
NotesSepia-toned real photo print with white caption lettering exposed onto the negative; handwritten '17' in the upper left corner; small white spot/emulsion loss at lower right; no white border. No postmark. Divided-back real-photo card with 'WACO REAL PHOTO' stamp box; publisher imprint Wesley Andrews, Inc., Baker, Oregon. Pencil dealer/collector mark 'RML 3' at top right; small brown stain left of center; no stamp, no address, no message.

Cite this card

Taku Glacier, Alaska, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/taku-glacier-alaska. Accessed October 5, 2026.