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Sherzer, Edwin B. to Clara M. Miller

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05755.026 Author/Creator: Sherzer, Edwin B. Place Written: Nome, Alaska Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 December 1900 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 23.5 x 15.0 cm. Order a Copy

re: He is leaving to Good Hope Bay for a month or two. The group was supposed to leave that day but was postponed because of a blizzard. He had his picture taken with the dogs. Mentions all the dogs' names. Also mentions the accounts of the day the picture was taken.

Sherzer, Edwin B. (Edwin Berger), 1874-1955

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