Remainder of title: and recommending an appropriation for the payment for the territory ceded to the United States, and legislation for the occupation and government of the same. At head of title: 40th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Ex.Doc....
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.
Slavery was an accepted custom in many Native tribes. On May 8, 1886, District Judge Layfayette Dawson in Sitka decided that the Thirteenth Amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act abolishing slavery applied to the "uncivilized tribes" of Alaska. ...
View of Leland A. Olson (left) and another man at Sparrevohn Lang Range Radar Site headquarters in western Alaska, with quonset hut in background. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote...
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,...
Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russians to the United States of America; Concluded March 30, 1867.
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...
View of Lime Hills as seen from Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote radar site and operated from 1953-early 1980's. From slide mount:...
View of Weasel Ridge at Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, with building at left. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote radar site and operated from 1953-early 1980's....
Title taken from slide mount. View of air strip at Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, as seen from vehicle (airplane?) on runway. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote...
Aerial view of Sparrevohn Dome (possibly radome?) at Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, with airplane partially visible in photo. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote...
Aerial view of switchback road at Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, with airplane partially visible in photo. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote radar site and...
Title taken from slide mount. View of snowy airstrip at Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote radar site and operated from 1953-early...
Aerial view of Sparrevohn Dome (possibly radome?) at Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, with airplane partially visible in photo. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote...
Remainder of title: and recommending an appropriation for the payment for the territory ceded to the United States, and legislation for the occupation and government of the same. At head of title: 40th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Ex.Doc....