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Fig. 42. — Rain clouds drifting across the wooded valley in which is located 

 Ketchikan, the busy metropolis of southeastern Alaska. There is no lack 

 of rain here ; rather, there is a dearth of sunshine. Nevertheless, it is a 

 picturesque place. 



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Fig. 43. — Two of our good friends at Petersburg, Alaska : Earl Ohmer, 

 best known as the shrimp king, to the right, and, beside him, Fred Porter, 

 who in years past has given the National Museum a number of interesting 

 specimens. 



