Harper was only 25 when he and his wife, Frances Wells, died on the steamer Princess Sophia when it ran aground in Lynn Canal on Oct. 25, 1918.
"Walter Harper"
Remembering those who died aboard the Princess Sophia
Juneauites gathered for two separate memorials on Thursday to commemorate the centennial of the Princess Sophia tragedy.
‘May Light Perpetual Shine Upon Them’
Princess Sophia passengers, including first to summit Denali, remembered in Evergreen Cemetary