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4 - RPPCs of Sitka Alaska – Totem Pole, Mt Edgecumbe, & Loners Lane by Merrill
4 - RPPCs of Sitka Alaska – Totem Pole, Mt Edgecumbe, & Loners Lane by Merrill
4 - RPPCs of Sitka Alaska – Totem Pole, Mt Edgecumbe, & Loners Lane by Merrill
4 - RPPCs of Sitka Alaska – Totem Pole, Mt Edgecumbe, & Loners Lane by Merrill
4 - RPPCs of Sitka Alaska – Totem Pole, Mt Edgecumbe, & Loners Lane by Merrill
4 - RPPCs of Sitka Alaska – Totem Pole, Mt Edgecumbe, & Loners Lane by Merrill

4 - RPPCs of Sitka Alaska – Totem Pole, Mt Edgecumbe, & Loners Lane by Merrill

$ 30.2

Availability: 67 in stock
  • Era: White Border (c. 1915-1930)
  • Condition: AZO stamp boxes (1920-49). All unposted with period pen text on the backs. One image has scrapbook corners and a few nicks. Others good. Sold together only.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
  • Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
  • Region: Alaska
  • City/Region: Sitka
  • State: Alaska
  • Postage Condition: Unposted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country: USA

    Description

    Offered is a lot of four different real photo postcards from Sitka Alaska by E W Merrill. c1920s. Included are views of Sitka with Mt Edgecumbe in the background, Mt Edgecumbe, native Totem Pole, and a tree lined path marked as Loner’s (or Lover’s) Lane. Photographer Elbridge W. Merrill captured the first three decades of the 20th century through his camera lens. Locally known as the "Father of Pictures," Merrill achieved a legendary status as an art photographer during his time. Merrill first began experimenting with photography in his early twenties and was employed as a news photographer before coming to Alaska. In 1897, attracted by the Klondike gold rush, Merrill, Major E. S. Flowers, and Henry Woodruff purchased a vessel in Seattle and sailed to Alaska. Merrill ultimately ended up in Sitka after failing to strike rich up north. By 1905, he operated a curio shop on Lincoln Street, selling Tlingit handicrafts as well as his own photographs. Merrill passed away in Sitka on October 27, 1929 of pneumonia. AZO stamp boxes (1920-49). All unposted with period pen text on the backs. One image has scrapbook corners and a few nicks. Others good. Sold together only.