Woman with a fire nearby boiling a liquid in a pot.
Caption: An old woman burns the shavings from the new paddles. She throws the ashes over the path of the whale boat as it is taken to open water. This is to scare away evil spirits....
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title supplied by cataloger. Tim, wearing a jersey with the number 2, sits on the tailgate of a truck. The truck bed is lined with hay. A dog stands nearby. A second truck is parked nearby, and a musher is tying a dog to the back. Both trucks have...
Members of the the Senior Seminar tour, comprised of top military officers, U.S.
ambassadors, and high level federal workers (FBI, CIA, and etc.), land on nearby island to
Inspect beach for oil remains from the Exxon Valdez oil spill - Quayle...
Members of the the Senior Seminar tour, comprised of top military officers, U.S.
ambassadors, and high level federal workers (FBI, CIA, and etc.), land on nearby island to
Inspect beach for oil remains from the Exxon Valdez oil spill (wide shot) -...
Winter scene of a man hitching up a team of dogs in a residential area of Seward, Alaska. Two women and another man stand nearby and a house stands in background. 1905-1915. Original photograph size: 3 3/16" x 3 3/8".
Title taken from front. A harnessed reindeer at Seward, Alaska, with three men partially visible standing nearby. Also from front: "JET." 1908? Photographer: John E. Thwaites. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
A group of people standing outside what may be a storefront, with a dog standing nearby. Photos UAF-1985-122-32 through UAF-1985-122-38 seem to be of the same event. Photo UAF-1985-122-38 is labeled "July 4th, 1910." ...
Two women standing on a porch with a dog nearby. Photos UAF-1985-122-32 through UAF-1985-122-38 seem to be of the same event. Photo UAF-1985-122-38 is labeled "July 4th, 1910." Photo UAF-1985-122-32 may be in Nome, Alaska.
A group of people gathered around, with a piano nearby. The people are labeled, left to right, front row: Arthur Cole, Bill McGuire, [unknown] Browne, Otto Van S., [unlabeled]. Second row: Mary Browne, [unlabeled],...
Image is a view of what looks to be a small town from the roof of one of the taller buildings. There looks to be a hotel-like structure on the left, and a lot with two possible greenhouse structures in the center of the...
Four Alaskan Native women are standing on the beach. The women are all dressed in fur-trimmed kuspuks and mukluks or boots. There are boats nearby on the beach. There also appears to be a cross in the background, possibly...
Caption reads: "Christmas Day 1912. Los Angeles, Cal. [California]." Two women and a child are standing outside, possibly in a street. There are palm trees in the background as well as what looks to be legs of a man...
Photo looks down Front Street in Nome, Alaska during a storm on October 7, 1913. The street is wet, and lumber and boards are strewn about. People are gathered, possibly to assess damage or clean up from the...
Two men, possibly miners, stand on a wooden walkway outside a building, with an open door nearby. Photos UAF-1985-122-110 to UAF-1985-122-121 seem to be of the same people about the same time.
Two men seem to be clearing an area with the help of their horse. Large pipes, possibly for mining, lay nearby as does a large pile of brush. Photos UAF-1985-122-110 to UAF-1985-122-121 seem to be of the same people about...
A man and his wife, labeled as Mr. and Mrs. Howard, pose in what may be their home, probably in Knik. They stand at a table with a vase of flowers on it. There are team banners and a mirror displayed on the walls and a...
A man and woman sit on the top step of a porch, and a woman stands nearby. The people are labeled, left to right: Betsy, Jim [Tim?], Hazel. The house has wood shingle siding as well as what may be guard bars in the...