Title from caption.
Photograph of a wagon laying out telegraph lines. Caption with photo reads: Eight miles of wire was strung in this manner, five months before the line was built. In summer wire could be handled only by pack-mule, one coil...
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,...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of a woman who may be Cora Rivenburg standing on the porch of a house. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the right is our house at Stevens Village taken the day after our arrival. The school room occupied the...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of the Roberts family standing in front of a flag in the Stevens Village school room. The narrative from the photo album reads: "Here are the Roberts family, Sam, Eva, Esau and Richard. Sam had been partially...
Photograph of a three-dog sled team harnessed to a sled for hauling wood. Old Luke is just out of the photo to the right. Narrative in the photo album reads: "Here is Old Luke hauling wood with his small dog team, only Luke did not quite get...
Title from image. Photograph of an automatic dam releasing its water. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the left are 2 pictures of placer mining in the ordinary manner in creek beds. Sometimes to conserve enough water to wash the gravel...
Title from image. Photograph of gold miners shoveling dirt and gravel into a flume for washing. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the left are 2 pictures of placer mining in the ordinary manner in creek beds. Sometimes to conserve enough...
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Purchasing agent had to fulfill requests in an expeditious manner. Sewick maintained contacts with many suppliers. Sold off some of the company's property. Employees' had first chance to...
Title taken from caption. "11528 -- (10) The cost of constructing cabins in the Klondike during the latter part of 1897 was considerable. Logs were selling at $50 apiece, and wages were from $15 to $20 per day. An ordinary one-room cabin...
List of names taken from caption. Standing in the back row (l-r) Julius Pilot, Nenana; Titus Alexander of Hot Springs, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Th (Thomas) Riggs, Mr. Richie, and Chief Alexander Williams.
Title taken from caption. Photographer's number: Johnson D9. This is a portrait of a Alaska Native man, with an eclectic manner of dress. He is wearing a bowler hat and stripped jacket, a shell and bead necklace, and a prominent cross.
Title by Cataloguer. A studio portrait of a little girl in white, possibly in a chiffon dress, black shoes and a white bow fastened high above her head. She is sitting with her arms and legs crossed, exhibiting a distinctly lady-like manner.
Title by cataloguer. This is a view of a wooden boat with cover and resembling a passager boat. To the right, in the shadow, there are two men standing at the edge of the boat in a gondola-like manner.
Title taken from caption. "9214 -- In the palmy days of Sheep Camp some of its more imposing establishments were made up of a combination of general merchandising department, drug store, restaurant and lodging house. The unprotected manner in...
Title from verso. "A cargo frame containing barracks bags and personal effects of military personnel and crates of supplies is pictures inside a C-47 (Douglas Skytrain) at the Army Air Base, Alaskan Division, Air Transport Command. The barracks...
Title from verso. A group of men, in variety of hats and manner of dress are standing in front of a ski plane. Jack Elliott is on the right (compare with UAF-1991-98-912). Steve Mills seems to be on the left (identified by Stephen E. Mills's...