Title by cataloger. Photograph of three men and a woman inspecting a strange duck shot by one of the men. Narrative in the photo album reads: "At the right are Mr. Shultz (with the pipe) and Jack Rice examining a strange specimen of duck which...
Photograph of the Unalaska Russian Orthodox Church and the Unalaska Custom House. Two stone grave markers are visible in the foreground of the church along with several large wooden ones.
The O'Keefe collection contains photographs and slides taken primarily on Adak Island during World War II. Scenes include landscapes, persons, buildings, plants, animals and ships.
Grace O'Keefe made three trips to Alaska – as a Navy...
Title by cataloger. Photgraph of Lawyer Rivenburg playing a guitar; a United States flag can be seen behind him. Narrative in photo album reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early spring."
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Lawyer Rivenburg and a dog, outside of a log building. Narrative in photo album [relating to several photographs] reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early...
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Lawyer Rivenburg playing a mandolin. There is a flag behind him. Narrative in photo album reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early spring."
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Lawyer and Cora Rivenburg seated in a chair. Narrative in photo album reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early spring."
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Cora Rivenburg seated, reading a book. Narrative in photo album reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early spring."
Title from caption. Photograph of sun dogs as seen from Stevens Village. Narrative in photo album reads: "These two pictures show the most beautiful phenomenon I ever saw. The central spot is the sun, while on either side is a sun dog. These...
Title from caption. Photograph of sun dogs caught on two separate photographs and overlapped to show both sides of the effect. Narrative in photo album reads: "These two pictures show the most beautiful phenomenon I ever saw. The central spot...
Title from image. Photograph of men loading wood onto a sledge for loading on a stern wheeler. Narrative in photo album read: "Some boats used oil for fuel, but most of smaller ones used 4 ft. cord wood."
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a tractor with the tail of an airplane attached to it. A barrel and a building sit nearby. Writing on the tractor and the tail reads "Congratulation [?] Mechan[?]" and "Tail Winds and Happy Landings, Just...
Title from verso. Highly doctored photograph of a U. S. Navy warship bombarding Attu Island. Original may have been overexposed and darkened for better visibility. Verso reads: "Confirmation that the big ones were in action came for the...
Title from verso. Postcard of a group of intermediate religious students, boys in the back row and girls in the front. Verso reads: "Here is a picture of some intermediate girls. The ones marked by (X) are half-breed white...
(10:14 min.) (09 of 09)
Learning about the barging business
Eskimo boy hunting; beach; tied up the boat; land downstream on the barge; Demientieff, Martha; summer; advice; barge business; safety net; schooling; adventure; educated children in both...
Title taken from caption. "By long hope tradition, the church distributed toys (mostly contributed) to all the children, and also gave an adult present to each family. One year the family present was a deck of cards. (Point Hopers were...