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Mrs. Pakonen with Bear Paws
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Caption with negative: "Mrs. Pakonen holding the font[sic] paw of the bear, which weighed about 400 pounds. Pakonen said its hide was nice[sic]. It's against the law to shoot black bear in Alaska at this time, but Pakonen and Nichols claimed self defense." A cottage is in the background.
August 2, 1935
Schaleben, Arville, 1907-1999
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Arville Schaleben Using Typewriter
May 23, 1935
Arville Schaleben using a typewriter in a tent. Caption with negative reads: "One-second exposure of myself inside out [sic] sleeping quarters and office."
Arville Schaleben Standing Near Construction
July 1935
Arville Schaleben, with a camera case strung over his shoulders and a mosquito net on his hat is standing near workers who are constructing a log building. This may be the Construction Division off...
Arville Schaleben Dressed for Mosquitoes
1935
One of two images under the headline: "Journal Writer in Alaska; Pioneer Woman Raises Firs." Original caption reads: "Arville Schaleben, Journal staff writer with the colonists, wearing his head ne...
Will Rogers in Alaska
August 15, 1935
Will Rogers in an Alaskan pea field in Matanuska Valley.
Outdoor Portrait of Arville Schaleben
1935
Outdoor full-length portrait of Arville Schaleben.
