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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 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.
Harriman Alaska expedition. In 1899, Harriman sponsored and accompanied a scientific expedition to catalog the flora and fauna of the Alaska coastline. Many prominent scientists and naturalists went on the expedition, aboard the luxuriously refitted 250-foot (76 m) steamer SS George W. Elder.
The Harriman Expedition. (1899) Click here for Harriman Expedition Collections. When Edward Harriman turned his 1899 family vacation into a two month foray into Alaska, he had no idea that the venture would result in the discovery of nine completely new species of algae and 240 species of plants.
Participants. Brief. Chronology. Science. Aboard the. Elder. Exploration. & Settlement. Growth Along Alaska's Coast. Alaska. Natives. It has been more than 100 years since Edward Henry...
Description. Originally proposed as a hunting expedition, Edward Harriman transformed his 1899 family vacation into a two month scientific exploring expedition to Alaska, with the advice of Clinton Hart Merriam, Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey. Harriman and his family, accompanied expedition participants, traveled to Alaska aboard the S.S.
The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced. On July 22, 2001 over two dozen scientists, artists, and writers left Prince Rupert, British Columbia on the Harriman Expedition Retraced.
Hace 5 días · Expedition. Original. Participants. Brief. Chronology. Science. Aboard the. Elder. Exploration. & Settlement. Growth Along Alaska's Coast. Alaska. Natives. Exploration and Settlement on the...
