I really enjoy Alva Day’s eye for a good portrait. He shot this image of a ship captain and his dog on his 1917 visit to Alaska. I wonder if the captain ever got to see this wonderful image?
Nice. My guess is this ship captain had one crew member-his dog. Old boat yards in Southeast Alaska still abound with these old commercial wooden trollers that one man could operate and fish on to make a living.
L.E.
I see what looks like a U.S. flag which is probably on a U.S. boat. I am wondering if it was common to see the U.S. flag on Alaska buildings prior to 1959 or was it more common to see Benny Benson’s Territorial flag.
L.E.
Oh…forgot to say, nice dog. Looks like a brown version of Mace Baldwin’s dog.
Kyle
Amazing… there’s noting to tip me off that this was shot as far back as 1917. Could’ve been the 50s or 60s as far as I can tell. Arthur what was it shot on? 6×6?
Arthur
Kyle, the negative is a Kodak Autographic film, roughly 3×5" which I think was size A-122.
Kyle
3 by 5 inches explains the sharpness and clarity in the center where the lens resolved well. That’s huge. Cool!
Buzz
Nice. My guess is this ship captain had one crew member-his dog. Old boat yards in Southeast Alaska still abound with these old commercial wooden trollers that one man could operate and fish on to make a living.
L.E.
I see what looks like a U.S. flag which is probably on a U.S. boat. I am wondering if it was common to see the U.S. flag on Alaska buildings prior to 1959 or was it more common to see Benny Benson’s Territorial flag.
L.E.
Oh…forgot to say, nice dog. Looks like a brown version of Mace Baldwin’s dog.
Kyle
Amazing… there’s noting to tip me off that this was shot as far back as 1917. Could’ve been the 50s or 60s as far as I can tell. Arthur what was it shot on? 6×6?
Arthur
Kyle, the negative is a Kodak Autographic film, roughly 3×5" which I think was size A-122.
Kyle
3 by 5 inches explains the sharpness and clarity in the center where the lens resolved well. That’s huge. Cool!