61 second film clip, black & white with audio track narration Clip of the construction and operation of the Alaska Railroad and early campsite of Anchorage, Alaska. Narration describes the development of the ARR.
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip of the LeTourneau snowtrain. Narration briefly describes the role of the snowtrain in re-supplying the Distant Early Warning [DEW] stations.
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip shows the early Bristol Bay salmon fishery. Narration discusses the use of the sailboats during the time that power boats were banned from Bristol Bay, a ban that lasted until the...
62 second film clip, color with audio track narration. Clip of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. Narration briefly describes the earthquake, tsunami, and the resulting devestation.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005...
61 second film clip, black & white with audio track narration Clip of reindeer herding. Narration briefly describes the history of reindeer herding in Alaska.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a cooperative...
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clips show the celebrations after Alaska was declared a state. Narration briefly describes the events leading up to statehood.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in...
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration. Clip of a fish wheel under construction and in operation. Narration briefly describes the process.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a cooperative project...
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip showing the the operation of salmon fish traps. Narration describes techniques and impacts of fish trapping.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a...
62 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip shows the harvesting ice from lakes near Barrow, Alaska. Narration describes the harvesting, processing and use of ice for drinking water and other domestic purposes.
61 second film clip, black & white silent Clip shows gold miners panning, using rocker boxes and sluice boxes. Narration describes small-scale gold mining.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a cooperative...
103 second, black & white/sound film clip. From title frame: "Dec. 22, 1944 / National Archives Collection". Film shows aspects of the lend-lease act, including road construction, Russian, American, and Canadian military personnel, and...
Relief shown pictorially. Inset: Partie peu connue des Is. Aleutiennes, d'apres une Carte manuscrite des Archives d'Ochotsk communiquee a M. Lesseps. "Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse no. 69." Includes several annotations regarding new...
Relief shown pictorially. Inset: Partie peu connue des Is. Aleutiennes, d'apres une Carte manuscrite des Archives d'Ochotsk communiquee a M. Lesseps. "Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse no. 69." Includes several annotations regarding new...
3 maps on one sheet. Shows Tongass Island, Kanagunut Island, Sitklan Island and portions of Chichagof Island. Relief shown by hachures. "From a sketch by George Davidson…" "Drawn by H. Lindenkohl." Components: Passages to Fort Tongass --...
3 maps on one sheet. Depths shown by soundings. "Issued May 1885, C. O. Boutelle, assist. in charge of office." Stamped: Aids to navigation corrected for information received to Oct. 14, 1880. Components: Tolstoi Bay, Clarence Strait, S.E....