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Why do I think that the cat is not long for this world? Lunch, perhaps?

The sign above and to left of cooky shows ferry prices in cents. Given the age of the photo that puts it outside Australia, New Zealand, or any of our near neighbours because we and they had pounds, shillings and pence before 1966. Most likely would be USA or Canada, and we can see some snow on the background mountain. At the bottom of the sign are the words "Douglas" and "Juneau", so this is either at Juneau, Alaska or Douglas Alaska or within a ferry's journey distance of those 2 places. Having a bit of a look at online images, I see that Juneau was a very busy port in first half of 20th century, and the City of Douglas on Douglas Island was somewhat less busy. Not much development in the background of this photo, so more likely to be Douglas than Juneau. In 1935 the Juneau to Douglas bridge opened, making ferry travel less of a big thing. Perhaps that dates this photo image to before 1935, perhaps not.

BobMeade Nice work, one can also see the word Treadwell and there was a mine of that name operating in Alaska between 1881 and 1922. This is an extract from Wiki: "The Treadwell gold mine was on the north side of Douglas Island, .5-mile (0.80 km) east of downtown Douglas and southeast of downtown Juneau, owned and operated by John Treadwell." That pillar would be called a mooring post by most boat people:-)

Swordscookie BobMeade Fascinating thanks! - well spotted re the sign. This site has a little info on the ferry stops in that area.

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As per the December 1929 issue of the journal US Air Services*, this photo features three Loening OL-8A aircraft of the Alaskan Aerial Survey on the government dock at Juneau, Alaska. From left to right they are: The aircraft designated No. "2," BuNo A-8078, named Ketchikan; the aircraft designated No. "4", BuNo A-8076, named Sitka; and the aircraft designated No. "1," BuNo A-8072, named Juneau. The fourth aircraft, designated No. "3," BuNo A-8079, and named Petersburg, took the photo. The Lapwing-class minesweeper USS Gannet (AM-41), also captured in the photo, performed the role of aircraft tender for the survey expedition, and would lift the Loening OL-8A's and place them upon the dock after the completion of each sortie. *Grinstead, Frances "Air Mapping in Alaska with Loening Amphibians." U.S. Air Services, Vol. XIV, No. 12, December 1929, pp. 43-46.

grace!

Good grief. Built-in headwinds don't half describe these aircraft!