Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
Remainder of title: , and conferring jurisdiction upon said court to hear, examine, adjudicate, and enter judgement upon any and all claims which said Indians may have, or claim to have, against the United States, and for other purposes.
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, - That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty...
Note on slide reads "Mrs. Nicols; Kasigluk." Two Alaska Native women sit close as one appears to be demonstrating to the other. There is a bowl and other items on a table where the women sit. Two Alaska...
This photograph shows flood waters in North Turner Street near the Chena River. The sign for Samson Hardware store shows the original owners' names: "Brumbaugh Hamilton & Kellog." Below the owners' names is the wording:...
Title taken from caption. "9299 -- (39) Here we see the miners digging loose the bank and shoveling the dirt into the stream. Sometimes blasting is used to loosen the bank. The stream carries the soil with the gold which is in it to a sluice...
Title by indexer. Two men facing each other. The one on the left holds a saw; the one on the right, a hammer. The building behind them is under construction. Pieces of lumber, tools, a sawhorse and other materials are seen in front....
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of protecting and conserving the fisheries of the United States...
President Warren Harding in a car with other men visiting Seward, Alaska. Photo taken in front of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Flags fly from car and other men stand at left. 1923. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph 5 1/2" x...
A group of people gathered around, with a piano nearby. The people are labeled, left to right, front row: Arthur Cole, Bill McGuire, [unknown] Browne, Otto Van S., [unlabeled]. Second row: Mary Browne, [unlabeled],...
A small group of five people stand outside on a porch of either a home or other building. The woman are wearing dresses and one man is in a suit, while the other man looks to be wearing a military officer uniform. ...
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the Eskimos. The Japanese serve fish raw. ...