Glacier 4

Richard Estelle
Palmer Museum of History and Art
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Creator

Hitchen

Collection

Hitchen Collection

Time Period

June, 1964

Description

This summer black & white photo shows the Matanuska Glacier as it appeared from approximately mile 100 on the Glenn Highway in 1964. The foreground is covered with extensive mixed spruce and deciduous forest viewed from this slightly elevated position. The white glacier ice appears in middle ground at the base of a rugged mountain at right and extends back to the left out of sight before other snow-capped mountains in background.

Location

Mile 100 of Glenn Highway, Alaska

Type

Black & white print from a 35mm color slide

ENTRY ID

Matanuska Glacier#s4x-Hit

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