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"Bird's Eye View of Seward, Alaska - Terminus of the Alaska Central Railroad"

A view of Seward, Alaska from the mountainside in about 1915.

A view of the city from the mountainside in the 1930s.

The Seward Hotel and Mount Marathon in the 1940s.

A view of the harbour in 2001.

Kayakers preparing to head out into Resurrection Bay from Seward's small boat harbor in July 2002.

Seward's small boat harbor in 2002.

Looking across Resurrection Bay from Seward in 2002.

The Seward City RV park along the beach, with a tsunami evacuation warning sign at the entrance!

One of the historic homes along 3rd Avenue in 2001.

One of the historic homes along 3rd Avenue in 2001.

The Alaska Railroad station and Mount Marathon in 2001.

The view down Railway Avenue in 2001.

People enjoy the sunshine from the square in front of the Sealife Center in July 2002.

Downtown Seward in 2001.

Downtown Seward in 2002.

The historic Van Gilder Hotel in 2001. Built in 1916 during the railway boom, it was placed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1980.

The historic Van Gilder Hotel in 2002.

The historic postcards are in the collection of Murray Lundberg, and the current photos are © 1998-2003 by Murray Lundberg.