Title from verso. Men and equipment landing on Amchitka Island. Verso reads: "Americans occupy island 63 miles from Kiska Amchitka Island, Aleutians--In the cold waters of Constantine Harbor, Yank landing boats head toward Amchitka...
Title from verso. Photograph of planes ready to go on a bombing run on Kiska Island. Verso reads: "American war planes are all set to have a go at Japs [ Japanese ] on Kiska, only 63 miles away from them on this new landing field...
Title from verso. Photograph of planes ready to go on a bombing run on Kiska Island. Verso reads: "American war planes are all set to have a go at Japs [ Japanese ] on Kiska, only 63 miles away from them on this new landing field...
ASL-MS004-2-3b-5
Item 5
(acc. # 10213)
Physical description: [68]p.
Interpretation by Lydia Black, 1975
The following are stitched together as one booklet.
Shows Canada, Alaska, northern Asia and northern Europe with north coast of Greenland undefined. Includes key indicating the unknown polar regions, the extent of drift ice, the northern tree line and extent of human occupation.. Selective relief...
Selective relief shown by hachures. Inset: North America showing location of Alaska in relationship to the United States. Ancillary maps: Alaska Steamship Company's map of Southeastern Alaska Route, the Alaska Excursion Route -- [Southcentral and...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. Inset: Diagram of the middle states. Ancillary map: [North and Central America]. Includes isothermal lines. "Isothermal lines by Lorin Blodgett." Nos. 17 & 18 from Colton's...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. "Rettet til 1895 99. IV 02 VX 03 II 07 IX." Includes inset. "Nr. 146." Annotated with voyage route in red. Stamped by K. Sokaart Archiv with date: 31 Mar. 09. 94 x 63...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Shows geological features and vegetation types. Relief shown by hachures. "Surveyed June, July 1873-74 and August 1890." Includes key and notes. Manuscript map; hand colored.
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Ms. (blueprint copy). Shows location of crash of C.B. Eielson and E.E. Borland with locations of individual pieces of wreckage. "Diagram of the accident executed on the spot, during the excavation, from 5 to 22 February, 1930, by student of the...
Title from caption. Photograph shows an electrically operated planing mill. Two men are standing outside next to a stack of lumber loading it onto a wheelbarrow. Signs on the building read "Planing mill" and "No smoking". Caption also reads:...