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North to Alaska Cabin by River

Rustic log cabin beside a mountain river created for North to Alaska (1960), depicting a remote frontier homestead set against a rugged western landscape.

Cabin beside a river in a rocky mountain landscape
Rocky stream and boulders beside the cabin
Large boulder beside a grassy path
Rustic log cabin with stacked firewood
Riverbank with grasses and flowering shrubs
Cabin roof with barrels and window
Two men inside a rustic log cabin
Cabin beside a river in a rocky mountain landscape
Rocky stream and boulders beside the cabin
Large boulder beside a grassy path
Rustic log cabin with stacked firewood
Riverbank with grasses and flowering shrubs
Cabin roof with barrels and window
Two men inside a rustic log cabin
Director
Henry Hathaway
Studio
20th Century Fox
Production Designer
Duncan Cramer, Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Duncan Cramer, Jack Martin Smith
Scenic Art Supervisor
John Harold Coakley
Description
Exterior day, rural western landscape, rustic and aged log cabin by a river on a rocky hillside.
Place
Nome, Alaska, 1901
Date
1960
Dimensions
30'-11" x 14'-2"
Medium
Dry color and gelatin binder on cotton muslin
Style
Landscape
Credit
Gift of J.C. Backings Corporation
Photo Credit
Texas Performing Arts, Sandy Carson

A John Wayne Western/Northern American comedy set in the early 1900s during the Nome gold rush.

North to Alaska (1960) poster