Top of page

Photo, Print, Drawing Petersburg, Alaska, from the Water. Petersburg, Alaska

View Enlarged Image

About this Item

Title

  • Petersburg, Alaska, from the Water.

Other Title

  • Petersburg, Alaska

Summary

  • This image is from an album of 298 black-and-white photographs taken by August Cohn during his work with the Alaska Engineering Commission in 1915-17. Cohn was a civil engineer and surveyor who worked on the survey of the original site on which the town (and later city) of Anchorage was built. He also was involved in surveying and engineering work for many of the bridges that were constructed along the Alaska Railroad from Seward to Nenana. The photographs in the album focus on the Anchorage town site area, including images of construction, railroad buildings and equipment, Anchorage residents and their families, houses, cabins, and local businesses. Other locations that Cohn photographed and that are included in the album are Seldovia, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Juneau, Yakutat, and Seward in Alaska and Seattle, Washington. Cohn generally recorded the date, location, and subject of each photograph. The album was donated to the Anchorage Museum by Cohn's daughter, Helen Copeland, in 1997. It was digitized for the Meeting of Frontiers digital library project in the early 2000s.

Names

  • Alaska Engineering Commission Associated Name.
  • Cohn, August Photographer.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [date of publication not identified]

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Alaska--Petersburg
  • -  Construction
  • -  Expeditions and surveys
  • -  Settlements

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 photograph : black and white.
  • -  Original resource at: Anchorage Museum.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • August Cohn Photograph Album

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021671113

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse. Researchers are encouraged to review the source information attached to each item. For information on contacting WDL partner organizations, see this archived list of partners

The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here.

Credit Line: [Original Source citation], World Digital Library

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For additional information and contact information for many of the partner organizations, see this archived capture of the World Digital Library site from 2021.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Alaska Engineering Commission Associated Name, and August Photographer Cohn. Petersburg, Alaska, from the Water. Petersburg United States of America Alaska, . [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, Date of Publication Not Identified] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021671113/.

APA citation style:

Alaska Engineering Commission Associated Name & Cohn, A. P. Petersburg, Alaska, from the Water. Petersburg United States of America Alaska, . [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, Date of Publication Not Identified] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021671113/.

MLA citation style:

Alaska Engineering Commission Associated Name, and August Photographer Cohn. Petersburg, Alaska, from the Water. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, Date of Publication Not Identified] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021671113/>.