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An August 31, 2004, northeast-looking photograph taken from Station 4, established in 1941 by William O.

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2004

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An August 31, 2004, northeast-looking photograph taken from Station 4, established in 1941 by William O. Field, on White Thunder Ridge, Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The photograph documents the retreat of Muir Glacier out of the field of view and the significant thinning and retreat of Riggs Glacier. Note the dense growth of alder and the trimline on the left side of the photograph. Muir Glacier was more than 2,000 feet thick in 1941.

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name photoLibrary mbf00001
number photoLibrary 26604
batch photoLibrary btch440
number_in_book photoLibrary 1

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