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You searched for: Start Over Topic Whaling Remove constraint Topic: Whaling Local Collection Name William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946 (MSS Finley) Remove constraint Local Collection Name: William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946 (MSS Finley) Region Alaska >> United States Remove constraint Region: Alaska >> United States

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1. Trip to British Columbia and southern Alaska, 1926 and 1931

Trip to British Columbia and southern Alaska, 1926 and 1931

Description: Field notes of William Alakangas, the chief engineer of the "Westward", documenting a trip along the coast of British Columbia, May 2-19, 1926. Included is an article draft by Alakangas, "It's a scream, but no fair laughing $5,000,000.00 reward for a suitable title." The article discusses a trip along the coast of British Columbia and southern Alaska with a group, including Arthur Pack and William Finley, July-August 1931. Activities described include hunting porpoises, fishing for salmon, and collecting bird specimens.

2. Chasing whales along the Aleutian chain

Chasing whales along the Aleutian chain

Description: Irene Finley describing her experiences meeting and photographing whales around a chain of Alaskan islands. Mrs. Finley describes the boat and their experience capturing the act of whaling. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

3. Trip to Alaska, 1926

Trip to Alaska, 1926

Description: Field notes, correspondence, and article drafts discussing animals, people, and landscape observed on the Finleys' trip to the Bering Sea and Pribilof Islands in Alaska.

4. Trip to Alaska, 1931

Trip to Alaska, 1931

Description: Arthur Pack's field notes from the Alaskan expedition, July 8-August 16, 1931.

5. Trip to Alaska, 1926

Trip to Alaska, 1926

Description: Correspondence, field notes, and article drafts concerning the animals and environment observed on the Finleys' trip to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Begins with a three page log of the Alaska trip. Drafts of Irene Finley's articles, "Two big game animals of Unimak Island" and "Cruising along the Aleutian chain", are included.