Souvenir of North Western Alaska by O.D. Goetze Circa 1904 Photographic Booklet
$49.99
Souvenir of North Western Alaska is an early photographic booklet illustrated by O.D. Goetze of Nome, Alaska, dating to circa 1904.
This copy is in poor condition with broken string binding, loose pages, heavy cover spotting, staining, edge wear, tears, yellowing, and other age wear. Completeness is not confirmed because the booklet is unbound and has no page numbers.
The surviving photographic plates document Alaska and northern life in the early 1900s, including Nome street scenes, reindeer, dog sledding, fishing, local residents, and views connected with Alaska and Siberia.
Details
- Item: Early Alaska photographic souvenir booklet
- Title: Souvenir of North Western Alaska
- Author: Not confirmed from photos
- Illustrator: O.D. Goetze
- Publisher: Not confirmed
- Publication Year: Circa 1904
- Edition and Printing: Not confirmed
- Format and Binding: Softcover photographic souvenir booklet originally string bound, now unbound
- Dust Jacket: None
- Pages: Not confirmed from photos
- Genre: Alaska history, photography, travel souvenir
- Language: English
- Dimensions: 11 inches by 8 inches
Condition Grade: Poor
Positives
- Graded Poor: Historically interesting photographic content remains present, but the physical booklet has substantial damage and binding failure.
- The photographic plates shown remain readable and visually clear.
- Photographs include Front Street and other Nome, Alaska street scenes.
- Other surviving views show reindeer, dog sledding, fishing, Native Alaskan subjects, and northern landscapes.
- The photographs shown do not have tears through the main image areas.
- The cover artwork and title remain readable.
- A faint handwritten gift inscription on the back cover reads "To Mother Ruth from Albert" as supplied.
Issues / Wear
- The original string binding has broken and the booklet is unbound with loose pages.
- The front and back covers show widespread spotting, staining, rubbing, and dark marks.
- The cover edges and corners are worn, softened, and chipped.
- Pages are yellowed and toned throughout.
- Several page edges have tears, chips, staining, and losses outside the main photographic images.
- Small holes and binding tears are visible along the inner margins where the pages were originally tied.
- Paper remnants on the inside front cover indicate something was previously attached there and is now missing.
- Completeness cannot be confirmed because the booklet is unbound, has loose pages, and has no page numbers.
The surviving O.D. Goetze photographs remain the strongest part of this worn copy, with early Alaska views that can still be studied and displayed individually.
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- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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