Second volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Nov. 22, 1915-Jan. 14, 1917. [166] pages ; 16 cm.
Title from caption. Photograph of a woman called Old Eliza with a log cabin in the background. Narrative in photo album reads: "Here are two pictures of our famous 'Old Eliza.' She was our first caller, early on the first morning, before...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of Old Eliza walking in Stevens Village with a log building in the background. Narrative from photo album reads: "Here are two pictures of our famous 'Old Eliza.' She was our first caller, early on the first...
Title by cataloger. Photograph of a man in a birch-bark canoe. Narrative in photo album reads: "I learned to go about in these canoes very well, altho not many white men care to use them. One sits on the bottom, or doubled-up on the knees as...
(2:37 min.) (01 of 12) Ada's Background and Statehood Nome -- born; education -- Nome; Boston Tea Party -- learned in fourth grade; "taxation without representation"; Statehood; married -- aviation in Alaska; three children -- raised;...
(4:58 min.) (08 of 09)
Learning to pilot
Mississippi River; compartments; silt; pilot from Tanana -- Bingo; Fort Yukon; young people; working on river; training vs. trial and error; blueprints; college; getting stuck on the river -- lessons learned
(4:13 min.) (03 of 08) American Mail Line and Alaska Steam World War II; trips to war torn areas; hauling ammunition and supplies; bombings; Foss Co. -- learned about diesel engines; Standard Oil Company; Alaska Steam -- worked on diesel...
02 Next step (3:39 min.) (02 of 09) During 1940, the U.S. Government was getting ready for war -- the Civilian Pilot Training program was started. They allowed one woman in each class of ten. While at Marshall College she learned how to do...
Title taken from caption. "9272 -- (31) On March 28, 1898, the government reindeer relief expedition landed at Haines Mission. The herd then numbered 525.
From the date of the landing of the deer at Haines Mission the story of the...
Daryl Miller is interviewed by Dave Krupa on April 27, 2000 in Talkeetna, Alaska. Miller discusses his personal background and how he was introduced to climbing; his first climbing experience on Denali; not summitting on his first attempt and the...
Title taken from donor's caption. "The first steamboat goes up the Copper and Chitina Rivers to carry supplies for the Kennecott Mine and to build a railway. The next day we floated lazily down the Chitina River, a much bigger and somewhat...
Fourth volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. May 19, 1917-Jan. 2, 1918. [199] pages ; 15 cm.
Fifth volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Jan. 1-Sept. 5, 1918. [191] pages ; 15 cm.
Ted Pedersen poses with a chain saw Caption on verso: "This is only a temporary dwelling until I can build our future home of logs. However I learned a lot by putting this one together. Have been wearing a moustache for seven years."