Bob Bartlett's mother, Ida Bartlett, stands on the porch of the cabin at the Independence Creek Mine in the Circle Mining District. Visible in addition to Mrs. Bartlett is a Southwestern style Indian blanket, what looks to be a potted fireweed...
Title by cataloger. Photograph of a recently constructed birch-bark canoe. Narrative in the photo album reads: "After the sewing, all seams are covered with a mixture of pitch, gathered from the trees, cooked with grease. This hardens but is...
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...
First volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. June 18-Nov. 12, 1915. [143] pages ; 16 cm.
Title from sleeve. Woman who cooked for fur trader Ed Shepherd sits at the kitchen table on a chair covered with a fur. The kitchen is visible behind her. Photographer's number: 490. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Possible visitors pose in front of low tent. Stove with this type of pipe used either whale oil or wood. Previously, tents did not have stoves; they cooked outdoors. Possible identities: Person in white parka just left of dark man in middle...
The warm dog food will be cooked on the outdoor Yukon woodstove. Note the half log house below and the canvas above that was home for beaver season. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.