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Title page of a private souvenir album created collectively by the members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition.

The Harriman Alaska expedition explored the coast of Alaska for two months from Seattle to Alaska and Siberia and back again in 1899. It was organized by wealthy railroad magnate Edward Harriman. Harriman brought with him an elite community of scientists, artists, photographers, and naturalists to explore and document the Alaskan coast.

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Harriman Alaska expedition

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The Harriman Alaska expedition explored the coast of Alaska for two months from Seattle to Alaska and Siberia and back again in 1899. It was organized...

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Ham and eggs

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the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 sometimes referred to the expedition as "the H.A.E." or "Ham and Eggs". Some participants in the expedition later...

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College Fjord

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glaciers were also named by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition (see map at https://www.pbs.org/harriman/images/log/lectures/crossengl/barrymap_lg...

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Harriman Glacier

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head of Harriman Fjord, 16 mi (26 km) northeast of Whittier, Chugach Mountains. It was named by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition after Edward...

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1899 in the United States

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of the rivalry between the schools. May 31 – The launch of the Harriman Alaska Expedition. June 7 – Temperance movement crusader Carrie Nation enters a...

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Klondike Gold Rush

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Tourism on the Alaskan Coast". In Littwin, Thomas (ed.). The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced: A Century of Change, 1899–2001. New Brunswick, US: Rutgers...

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Grove Karl Gilbert

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origin was also debated until the mid-20th century. He joined the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. Two weeks after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Gilbert...

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Reid Glacier

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(116 km) northwest of Hoonah. It was named by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition for Harry Fielding Reid. List of glaciers "USGS Mount Fairweather...

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Arctic fox

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Merriam, C.H. (1900). "Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition. I. Descriptions of twenty-six new mammals from Alaska and British North America". Proceedings...

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Yale Glacier

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Valdez. It was named for Yale University by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition. Yale Glacier is 20 miles long. Its width varies from a mile and...

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Luther Kelly

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1923 of the Alaska Railroad, which followed the route mapped by the 1898 expedition. A year later came the maritime Harriman Alaska Expedition. In August...

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Albert Kenrick Fisher

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Valley Expedition of 1891". North American Fauna (7): 1–158. doi:10.3996/nafa.7.0001. SIA RU007243, Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899), Harriman Alaska Expedition...

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Daniel Giraud Elliot

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American museum. In 1899, Elliot was invited to join the elite Harriman Alaska Expedition to study and document wildlife along the Alaskan coast. Elliot...

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Robert Ridgway

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an example. In 1899, Robert Ridgway joined E. H. Harriman on his famous Harriman Alaska Expedition. John Muir, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, John Burroughs...

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Sheila Nickerson

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Harriman Expedition Retraced, a voyage sponsored by Smith College and the Public Broadcasting Service following the itinerary of the Harriman Alaska Expedition...

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coach 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Globe, Arizona. May 31 The Harriman Alaska Expedition is launched. The Bloemfontein Conference commences between Paul...

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Tovah Feldshuh

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episodes 2003 Queens Supreme Marie Episode: "Flawed Heroes" The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced Narrator TV movie documentary 2006–2007 Crossing Jordan...

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Bryn Mawr Glacier

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Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania by members of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition. List of glaciers "Bryn Mawr Glacier". USGS National Mapping information...

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Louis Agassiz Fuertes

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first expedition, with Thayer and his son Gerald, to Florida. In 1899, Fuertes accompanied E. H. Harriman on his famous exploration of the Alaska coastline...

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