Cliff Marcus

SCS (Soil Conservation Service) Collection

May 1968

This summer photo shows a colony barn on a slight rise in near middle ground, with the oblique view exhibiting the front west-facing end and north wall. The small hay mow door stands open and several of the vertical boards of the upper mid-section are missing, presenting a somewhat "missing tooth" image. Otherwise, the structure appears to be in good condition. Several black and white cows are eating hay on the ground in front of the barn. A typical colony log chicken house stands next to the right side of the barn. A small log house-shaped structure with a peaked roof stands to the left behind the larger barn presenting a west-facing wall with two windows and a wide doorway with open door. The gable end faces to the left. The west side of Bodenburg Butte stands in near background at left. A flat gravel surface covers the immediate foreground quarter of the image with several wooden posts of a wire fence just beyond. A power pole stands at the far right of the image holding power lines crossing both ways across the upper image and also down to the barn as well as a yard light fixture.

Bodenburg Butte, Alaska

Black & White Paper Print 4" x 5"

Barn#1xn-SCS-2