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Piraksrat = [Things to do] / a translation into Iñupiat by Willie Nayakik ; edited by the bilingual staff of the Barrow Day School, BIA, Martha Aiken, Marilyn Gamboa, Alice Hopson ; illustrations by Geri Rudolph.
Contents: Letter of transmittal. Testimony of Chief Kah-du-shan from Wrangel; Chief Johnson (Yash-noosh) from Juneau; Chief Koogh-see fom Hoonah; Chief Kah-ea-tchiss from Hoonah; Chief Shoo-we-Kah from Juneau; Chief Ah-na-tlash from Taku;...
(4:20 min) (18 of 24) 18 Strikes and Seattle in the 1930's
Smith Towers. Strikes caused lots of problems with tourists; they only had limited time and couldn't afford the time loss. The Steward and the Purser would have to work things out...
The competition was open to Alaska schoolchildren between grades 7 and 12. Benson was a 13 year old student at the Jessie Lee MIssion Home in Seward. The competition was organized by the American Legion, who collected a total of 142 entries from...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of one corner of the Rivenburg house. Visible in the photo are: photographs, pennants, flowers, a guitar and a pillow. "These two views show two corners of our living room. The flowers are nasturtiums. Both...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of one corner of the Rivenburg house. Visible are photographs, pennants, a sewing machine and what is probably a diploma. "These two views show two corners of our living room. The flowers are nasturtiums. ...
The O'Keefe collection contains photographs and slides taken primarily on Adak Island during World War II. Scenes include landscapes, persons, buildings, plants, animals and ships.
Grace O'Keefe made three trips to Alaska – as a Navy...
Title from caption. Photograph of a fish drying rack with a few fish, a hat, and several other things. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the right is a drying rack, with a few fish. In the front of the picture is a swinging cradle with a...
Title from margin notes. Photograph shows a boat and a barge along a riverbank. a small crane on the back of a truck appears to be hoisting things onto the barge. The boat appears to be the Tanana.
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
Title from caption. Photograph of Dr. Hudgin seated in front of a tent. Narrative in photo album reads: "At right: Dr. Hudgin, a medical doctor who 30 years before was told in the East he had only a few months to live on account of...
(7:03 min.) (06 of 27) Alaska Road Commission II
Commission members lived in Alaska, but had to get funding from Congress. Later got funding from the Departments of Commerce and Interior. Head of the commission was Richardson, a personable...
(7:24 min) (01 of 19) Early years Born in small town in Illinois on a farm. Saw a tractor as a great improvement. His father said it was not going to be around too long. Couldn't agree with father on other things so took first opportunity...
(5:24 min.) (05 of 24) 05 Move West Moved west at about age 19 or 20. Started with the Alaska Steamship Co. as a summer hire -- back then the company wanted you to start at the bottom and work your way up. Started as utility man doing...
(4:00 min.) (20 of 24) 20 Purchasing agent
Nicky Jones was the purchasing agent, but he got too sick to do the job. They hired a replacement from Boeing. Buying for an airplane company was very different from buying for a ship. He quickly...
Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
The following is the text on...