Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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Large group gathered for possible celebration. One man kneeling a distance in front of larger group. Included is a group with musical instruments, men, woman, and children standing or sitting on ground. American flag flying behind group
Possible visitors pose in front of low tent. Stove with this type of pipe used either whale oil or wood. Previously, tents did not have stoves; they cooked outdoors. Possible identities: Person in white parka just left of dark man in middle...
Accession Number: 73-19 Descriptive Narrative: One silver-colored metal police badge in the shape of a 7-point star with the words "Police Officer" in black. 3-1/8" from point to point. Pin on the back. Exhibition: Alaska's Attic 1992 ...
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...
Relief shown by hachures and form lines; depths shown by soundings. "From observations at the observatory at Thank God Harbor." Includes comparison chart of tidal relations and numerous profiles of coastline. Dissected and mounted on linen....
A young man and two young women pose for a photograph outdoors. They appear to be in a street as there are wood buildings in the background. Snow is on the ground and it is possible that it is towards the end of winter as a...
Photograph of the Catholic Mission Church and belfry at Tanana. Related photograph at: UAF-1994-70-314. Another photograph, possibly of the same church, with changes to the building is at: UAF-1985-72-51. Another possible...
Waves are splashing over boulders on a rocky beach. Numerous rocks poke up through the water in the background. There appears to be a possible lighthouse or buoy on the left.
Title from caption. Gold mining, logging and possible smelting operation at Vault Creek north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Woodworking bench in center of the image. 8 in. x 10 in.
Title from caption. Men outside storefronts on Front Street in the mining town of Olness, Alaska, 1908. Businesses include "Meals and Lunches" eatery, Warehouse 75, No. 15 Store, and the Arctic Trading Co. Corrugated metal building flying the...
Title taken from verso. Verso reads: "P. 5 OIL. 1 1/2 col x 18 PICA. "Chena Flow---." Close-up of a portion of the 100-foot long model of a 3-mile segment of the Chena River. Tinted water carrying strips of colored paper is passed down the...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "South borrow pit, site of a possible future irregularly shaped recreation lake. Verso also stamped with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers logo and the date Sept. 1974. Photo is taken from a fixed-wing...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "As gravel is removed from the south borrow pit for use in the dam foundation and embankment, the outline of a possible future recreation lake takes form." Verso also stamped with U.S. Army Corps of...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Close-up of a portion of the 100-foot long model of a 3-mile segment of the Chena River. Tinted water carrying strips of colored paper is passed down the trough (river bed). Photos of the movement show how the...
Manuscript map, in ink, with place names in the Inupiaq language. Place names are generic, e.g., "Big Bay," and exact identification of location has not been possible; however, the coast as it appears on the map is suggestive of the irregular...
Title taken from photograph. Photo taken from deck of ship. Image shows the Taku Glacier 1910-1912. Written on the page of the photo album is the following text. Nearly all pictures were taken, developed and printed by myself. The...