Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Includes decorative border vignettes showing inhabitants of various regions, methods of transportation and other cultural details. "Newly augmented by I. S. 1626." Includes small portion of Alaska. ...
Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Includes decorative border vignettes showing inhabitants of various regions, methods of transportation and other cultural details. "Newly augmented by I. S. 1626." Includes small portion of Alaska. ...
Title from verso A B-25 Mitchell bomber is loaded with coal and ash as a part of the Corps of Engineers project to speed breakup. The ash will be dropped on the Chena and Tanana rivers to speed melting Signal Corps Photo 629194 (PFC...
Title from caption. Photograph of the entrance to Miles Canyon. Narrative in photo album reads: "Below the entrance into Miles Can[y]on, the watery grave of many a miner. The sides are perpendicular rock from the swiftly flowing water. Once...
Title from caption. Photograph of Chilkoot Pass with a dusting of snow. Narrative in photo album reads: "At right is Chilkoot Pass used during the gold rush from Skagway to Dawson. It is reliably stated that one could go from bottom to top by...
Title taken from caption. "9271 -- (30) In this view we have an excellent representation of a Lapland reindeer train ready to start on its journey over the limitless fields of snow. We notice the broad hoofs of the deer, wisely provided by...
Title taken from note with photo. "The nearly completed Alaska Sales & Service building destroyed by the Alaska Earthquake Anchorage Alaska, 3/28/64". In front of the building, a sign reads "Speed limit 35".
Title taken from donor's caption. "1905, photo taken at Ponto's Road House 20 miles from Valdez. This malamute dog team held the speed record between Valdez and Fairbanks - over 400 miles in a little over 4 days."
Title taken from contents list. View of a bridge near Seward, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. A man is visible next to a utility pole, right. A traffic sign at the base of the bridge reads Begin 10 Mile Speed. A truck is seen in the...
View of the sign welcoming people to the Seward Municipal Boat Harbor in Seward, Alaska. The sign reads: "Welcome. Seward Municipal Boat Harbor. The following rules are posted for your safety and convenience. Anything left on ramps, floats or...
Title taken from front. View of two men and boats in Homer, Alaska, with car at left. The pier behind the men has a building on it and two signs that read: "Warning Deep Water" and "Speed Limit 3 MPH". Photo taken between 1960 and 1964. Original...
Tourists look at the Model T Ford railroad car and open-air cars, their "express", at the old train depot in McCarthy, Alaska. Wilma Knox is in the foreground. From caption: "Our passengers are arriving at the depot to board the "express" which...
Title taken from caption. View of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ariadne at the dock in Unalaska. From May's journal, dated May 31st: "We are to go West on the Ariadne tomorrow. The Ariadne is one of the 165 footers and is the type that takes the most...
Title taken from caption. Actually the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter William J. Duane (later shortened to "Duane"). From May's journal, dated August 9th: "The Duane is 328 feet long with a 40 foot beam, but only draws 12 feet of water, which seems almost...
Title taken from container list. View of a railroad bridge in Seward, Alaska twisted by the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Man stands on the right. Trucks are seen on the bridge. Sign on lower right reads Begin 10 MPH Speed.