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Skagway Graffiti, Alaska

Ahmad Rohim
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On the shale rock cliffs opposite the docks, intrepid sailors managed to write their names. Here, Ahmad Rohim, Palumb..., and Aley wrote their names.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 07:47:57 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2354
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Many more Names
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Many more names decorated the cliffs. We leave it up to you to figure out what the names were and how to pronounce them.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 07:47:59 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2355
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Ship Names Too
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Even ships had their names emblazoned on the cliff face. Here was a USS ship whose name had crumbled away over time.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 07:48:01 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2356
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Rahmani
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The name Rahmani was written on a stone near the base of the cliff. It stood out as alone there.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 07:48:06 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2357
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Words Faded Into Texture
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Words on the cliff face faced over time and became distorted as bits of cliff fell. The result over time was this mixture of broken stone and partial words.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 07:48:08 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2358
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Some Graffiti Professionally Painted
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Some of the graffiti on the cliff face appeared to be professionally painted. For example the expert lettering of the Princess Louise.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 07:48:12 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2359
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Dense Lettering
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The closer to town we got, the more dense the lettering became. Here it was almost impossible to determine where one sign ended and another began.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 07:54:33 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2362
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Seattle Washington
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The Rainier from Seattle Washington docked here at least once in the past.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 08:26:48 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2372
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Rogelio Pino
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The name Rogelio Pino was painted in white above a red note that said Brian loves Jenn.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 08:27:32 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2374
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Emily Bruce Risea
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A heart drawn in 1992 was next to the three names (or single name) Emily Bruce Risea.


Graffiti Of Skagway external link Alaska external link   •  The cliffs opposite the dock   •  (Date Photographed: 08:36:31 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Monday 5 October 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2368
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