{"product_id":"souvenir-north-western-alaska","title":"Souvenir of North Western Alaska by O.D. Goetze Circa 1904 Photographic Booklet","description":"\u003cp\u003eSouvenir of North Western Alaska is an early photographic booklet illustrated by O.D. Goetze of Nome, Alaska, dating to circa 1904.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early Alaska photographic souvenir booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-history-books-reading-vintage\" title=\"Souvenir of North Western Alaska\"\u003eSouvenir of North Western Alaska\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e O.D. Goetze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1904\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover photographic souvenir booklet originally string bound, now unbound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alaska history, photography, travel souvenir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11 inches by 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Poor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Poor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Historically interesting photographic content remains present, but the physical booklet has substantial damage and binding failure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe photographic plates shown remain readable and visually clear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotographs include Front Street and other Nome, Alaska street scenes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther surviving views show reindeer, dog sledding, fishing, Native Alaskan subjects, and northern landscapes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe photographs shown do not have tears through the main image areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cover artwork and title remain readable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA faint handwritten gift inscription on the back cover reads \"To Mother Ruth from Albert\" as supplied.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe original string binding has broken and the booklet is unbound with loose pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe front and back covers show widespread spotting, staining, rubbing, and dark marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cover edges and corners are worn, softened, and chipped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages are yellowed and toned throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral page edges have tears, chips, staining, and losses outside the main photographic images.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall holes and binding tears are visible along the inner margins where the pages were originally tied.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper remnants on the inside front cover indicate something was previously attached there and is now missing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompleteness cannot be confirmed because the booklet is unbound, has loose pages, and has no page numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surviving O.D. 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