Harvey and Alexan Drew
Description:
Harvey and Alexan Drew, circa 1950. Harvey was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1884, and came to Alaska when he was 15 years old. He was prospecting at Portage Creek in 1912, was a long time Bristol Bay fisherman, and had a store by the rapids on the Newhalen River. Harvey Drew died in Anchorage in 1952, and was buried at Naknek in the Orthodox cemetery. Alexan Drew was born at Kijik in 1902 and died in 1978.
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Photo Courtesy of:
Myrtle Anelon