1951 Map of Seward C-5

About this map

Portage Glacier and the massive ice fields of the Kenai Mountains dominate this mid-century topographic record of the Kenai Peninsula. The landscape is defined by its dramatic glacial systems, including the Blackstone Glacier and Northland Glacier, which terminate near the deep waters of Blackstone Bay. Centered within the Chugach National Forest, the map captures a wilderness devoid of roads or settlements during the early 1950s, focusing instead on the peaks and frozen waterways that shaped the region's geography.