Journal kept by Captain Edwin F. Glenn, commanding officer of the 1898 U.S. Army Expedition to Cook Inlet in southcentral Alaska. June 29-Oct. 23, 1898. [228] pages ; 23 cm. The main task of the expedition was to explore the country north of Cook...
Cyanotype photograph of a Captain Edwin F. Glenn in a wooden sled on a beach. Two ships in the water are visible in the distance. Several metal pipes and a wooden building are partially visible on the left. Photograph taken during the 1898 Cook's...
Title taken from caption. View of the Trapper's Den lodge at mile 162 of the Glenn Highway. There are a number of painted totem pole replicas posted around the lodge. The sign on the roof reads: "Trappers Den". Photograph taken Aug. 30, 1952....
1st Lieutenant John S. Kulp (left) and Captain Edwin F. Glenn (right), wearing dark glasses and snowshoes, pose for a photograph at Portage Bay on Prince William Sound. Photograph taken by Walter C. Mendenhall during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring...
Cyanotype portrait of Captain Edwin F. Glenn, leader of the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring Expedition, taken at Tyonek in October 1898. He is wearing a hat and sweater, and has a print kerchief knotted around his neck. Photograph taken during the...
Cyanotype photograph of 1st Lieutenant John S. Kulp (left) and Captain Edwin F. Glenn (right), wearing dark glasses and snowshoes, pose for a photograph at Portage Bay on Prince William Sound. Photograph taken by Walter C. Mendenhall during the...
Title from sleeve. Anna and John Glenn receive guests at a party in their honor at the home of Robert A. Baker, Anchorage banker. Photographer's number: 1 of 2. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title from sleeve. Astronaut John Glenn and his wife at a buffet table in the home of Robert A. Baker. Photographer's number: 1 of 17. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title from sleeve. Astronaut John Glenn and his son David sit eating at a coffee table with three unidentified guests at a party in his honor at the home of banker Robert A. Baker. Photographer's number: 7 of 17. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title from sleeve. John Glenn sits on a couch, eating at a coffee table, with two unidentified guests. His wife Anne sits on the floor, shoes off. Photographer's number: 14581. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
View of Glenn H. Bowersox in his uniform petting a polar bear cub on a leash at Point Barrow, Alaska. From verso: "Bowersox, Pt. Barrow. One of two polar bear cubs Backlund was going to bring to Seattle Woodland Park Zoo, 1931, Bowersox." 1931....
Cyanotype portrait of two Alaska Native men sitting on a bench draped with animal hides and skins. The men are each holding an object in their hands, possibly hats, while the man on the right is wearing a tie. These men are possibly Andrew and...
Cyanotype portrait of a man with a beard and wearing a hat in front of a tent in southcentral Alaska. There is a wooden building in the background with a lantern attached to the side. Photograph taken during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring...
Cyanotype photograph of a prospector, possibly taken at Tyonek on Cook Inlet on October 2, 1898 (see October 2, 1898 entry in Edwin F. Glenn's journal). He is smoking a cigar, and carrying a backpack comprised of a box tied to a frame. A wooden...
View of Glenn Highway in Southcentral Alaska, with construction crew, buildings, and equipment. Sheep Mountain is on left. From verso: "Glenn Hwy near Mat[anuska] Glacier." Original photograph size: 2 3/4" x 4 1/2".
Title taken from verso. View of Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction from within pipe located under Glenn Highway at Glennallen, Alaska. Also from verso: "Note refrigerant tubes to keep line and surroundings frozen." March 26, 1976. Photographer:...
Title from sleeve. Anne Glenn walks in front of a line of female guests outside the home of Robert A. Baker during a party held in honor of astronaut John Glenn. Photographer's number: 14585. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title from sleeve. Astronaut John Glenn stands talking with Betty Baker, wife of Robert A. Baker, outside the Bakers' home. Three unidentified girls stand behind Baker. The Bakers' were hosting a party in honor of Glenn's visit to Anchorage....