Remainder of title: and recommending an appropriation for the payment for the territory ceded to the United States, and legislation for the occupation and government of the same. At head of title: 40th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Ex.Doc....
Title taken from verso. View of tourist camp, Mount McKinley National Park (later called Denali National Park and Preserve), Alaska. Also from verso: "1946 was last year of occupation." From information with photo: "Sheldon or Eilesons [sic]...
Sign: “CHICHAGOF HARBOR: Before the Nippon occupation, Chichagof Harbor was the home of the native Aleuts. During the occupation it served as location of Japanese Force Hdqrs. It was into this Valley the Japs withdrew when pressure was exerted by...
Shows Canada, Alaska, northern Asia and northern Europe with north coast of Greenland undefined. Includes key indicating the unknown polar regions, the extent of drift ice, the northern tree line and extent of human occupation.. Selective relief...
Azimuthal projection from the North Pole to the 50th parallel. Shows extend of drift ice, northern tree line and extent of human occupation. From Stieler's Hand-Atlas, no. 10. Inset: Erebus & Terror Bay in Nord Devon. Drawn by Ad. Stieler 1832. ...
Title from verso. U. S. soldiers clean up their mess kits after a meal in the Aleutian Islands. Verso reads: "Troops of the U. S. Occupation Force that took over an Island of the Andreanof Group in the Aleutian Chain clean their mess...
Title from verso. Military aircraft on Amchitka Island. Verso reads "Occupation of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians provides U.S. airmen with a base only 63 miles from Jap-held [ Japanese held ] Kiska and within 1700 miles of Tokyo. ...
Title from verso. Photograph of men carrying fence stakes for barb wire defenses. Verso reads: "U.S. soldiers who have just landed on the Aleutian Island 63 miles from Kiska, tote a mess of [unreadable] stakes for barbed wire...
Title from verso. Photograph of planes ready to go on a bombing run on Kiska Island. Verso reads: "American war planes are all set to have a go at Japs [ Japanese ] on Kiska, only 63 miles away from them on this new landing field...
Title from verso. Photograph of planes ready to go on a bombing run on Kiska Island. Verso reads: "American war planes are all set to have a go at Japs [ Japanese ] on Kiska, only 63 miles away from them on this new landing field...
(4:40 min.) (12 of 12) Occupation Shemya runway washed away--Took a few days to get back to Anchorage--wrote history of Alaska construction--lots of people wrote it Bush edited--Left over the Alaska Highway--short time in states--then to south...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Title taken from information with photo. Aerial view of Kiska harbor and surrounding area, Kiska Island, Alaska, during Japanese occupation, World War II. From verso: "A[laska] A[ir] C[ommand] History Office." Photographer's number 51696....
Areas of deep mud near shore; visible in frame are remnants of Japanese occupation: telegraph (or power) poles, fire hydrant, defensive fortifications; American warships just offshore and landing craft at beach Photographer's number 5600
Title taken from image. Group posing on porch of St. Michael's Cathedral. White building at right known as Corner & Elbow, reported to have been the saloon where Lt. Craven was killed and which during Russian occupation was the residence of...
Title from verso. Verso: Occupation of Amchitka by US Army Task Forces. This island is located seventy miles from Kiska, held by the Japanese. Signal Corps photo by BPR. Original negative received from BPR, May, 1943. Released by BPR, May...
Remainder of title: and recommending an appropriation for the payment for the territory ceded to the United States, and legislation for the occupation and government of the same. At head of title: 40th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Ex.Doc....
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and...