Some of the military personnel involved in either the Yukon rescue effort or the latter examination of the wreckage near Seward, Alaska. From verso: "Glacier Photo Service, Seward Alaska, G. McCreary, photographer." 1946. Photographer: G. McCreary....
(6:50 min.) (10 of 27) Right-of-way issues
Standards of alignment, grade & bridges. Some were location dependent. Engineers' suggestions and approval process, no requirement for acquiring right-of-way. People always wanted roads to their...
(3:23 min.) (01 of 08) 1. Clem's history in Alaska. Clem came to Alaska to recover from malaria contracted during WWII in the South Pacific. He has been actively involved in politics from territorial days. He explains his conservative...
(3:09 min.) (01 of 09) 1. Early life Les's father went north with the gold rush; when he found that the claims had all been staked, he and his partners opened up a paint and wallpaper store. Les moved to Fairbanks with his wife and eldest...
(03 of 09) 3. Coal; constitutional convention Coal was needed in Fairbanks and was shipped to Korea. Les believed that he was in the middle in terms of political knowledge. He believed there was some political maneuverings to make Bill...
(4:25 min.) (01 of 28) 1. Early years -- Grandfather's influence. Grandfather was involved with early aviation and meteorology. Grandfather flew in a balloon from St. Louis to New York in 1908. They almost landed on Long Island. ...
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: The open-cut mining which was new at the time, was generally considered as more efficient. It involved the stripping, thawing and extracting of the gravel. The surface dirt was hauled away, in...
Title taken from caption. View of Robert F. Griggs trying to cross the Katmai River. In his book The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Griggs states "After working our way to within a hundred yards of the trees in the distance we had to turn back"....
Text of telegram: Signal Corps, United States Army. Telegram. Send the following Message: Juneau, February 26, 1912Hon. Walter E. Clark, Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.Action commenced against Collector Customs to compel issuance manifest for...
Title taken from verso. View of erosion on trail near Tatalina River during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction near Livengood in Interior Alaska. Pipeline crews resprigged the area, which involved using willow or other flexible twigs bound together...
Captain Lockert collected photographs and papers during the years he served the Alaska Marine Highway System, continuing his interest in Alaska maritime affairs until his death in 1990. The papers are mostly 12 scrapbooks from 1964-1978 and one box...
Sec. of Interior Walter Hickel, far left, meeting with people involved in Alaska land claims dispute. From left to right: Tim Wallis, President Fairbanks Native Association; Charles Edwardsen, Executive Director Arctic Slope Native Association;...