Member of the Harriman Expedition canoeing in Glacier Bay, Muir Glacier, Alaska, June 1899., Taken on 1 June 1899

From album entitled: a souvenir of the harriman alaska expedition, may - august, 1899. Volume 1, new york to cook inlet, leaf 30 just after this was taken, a huge berg fell off, the wave almost swamping the canoe and washing overboard a series of very large negatives of the glacier front. (harriman expedition, v. 1) caption on image: before the great berg fell photograph taken by edward s. Curtis, official photographer, member of the 1899 harriman alaska expedition. Subjects (lctgm): glaciers--alaska--glacier bay; ice floes--alaska--glacier bay; canoes--alaska--glacier bay; bays (bodies of water)--alaska subjects (lcsh): harriman alaska expedition (1899); glacier bay (alaska); muir glacier (alaska). Date: Taken on 1 June 1899. Medium: silver. Depicted Place: Glacier Bay. Collection: University of Washington.