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 taken from verso. Verso: 11 persons standing clockwise. 1. Edward DeGroff, U.S. Commissioner, Sitka
2. unknown
3. Edward S. Stackploe, U.S. Commissioner, Ketchikan
4. C.C. Page, Clerk of the Court
5. H.H. Folsom,...
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...
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the Eskimos. The Japanese serve fish raw. ...
Five young women identified as left to right: Kuzrere or Grace (Mrs. Percy Blatchford of Nome), Koot egweena, Angnohok, Oo me eeuk, Ang arolok or Bessie (Mrs. Henry Miller of Teller).
Two women identified as Nora (left) and Angnolok (right).
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the...
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the Eskimos. The...
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 from image. Photograph shows a charter for the Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No. 4. Charter reads "Ecce Novum Astrum, Pioneers of Alaska, Reposing confidence in the following named persons, now residents of Fairbanks, Alaska, we do hereby...
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
Title from caption: "Carving ice in the Yukon River at Ruby, Alaska. 5 ft. 8 in. thick, Mar. 1, '13." Postcard is postmarked Ruby, Alaska on Mar. 29, 1913 and is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. R.R. no. 7 Hopkin [Hopkins] Co....