Title from caption. Photograph of a portion of the Five Finger Rapids on the Yukon River. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the left approaching Five Finger Rapids from upstream in the Yukon River. They are formed by 4 small islands & only...
Title from caption. Photograph from a sternwheeler approaching the Five Finger Rapids. Narrative in photo album reads: "On our boat approaching Five Finger Rapids in the upper Yukon. Current was so swift that in going upstream, a cable was...
Includes notes and daily records of glacier advance. "In
charge of party: Otto Wm. Geist; Robert E. Lyle, Deputy Mineral Surveyor; Louis Giddings [and] John Cray, Ass'ts." "Drawn by Olavi V. Kukkola, Univ. of Alaska." Oriented with north to the...
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. Boat on the Yukon River's White Horse Rapids. Caption reads: "In loaded scow, this is a very dangerous piece of water situated a couple miles or so above the Canadian town of White Horse and about 110 miles from Skaguay...
Title from caption. Image is a postcard. Image shows a bridge over some rushing rapids on a river. Caption reads "857 Whirlpool Rapids". The appears to be the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge on the Niagara River. Verso reads "11am. July 22. Dear...
Title from caption. Photograph of the sternwheeler Nora negotiating the Five Finger Rapids. Caption reads: "Small steamer coming up the Yukon river. This particular point of the upper river derives the name of 'Five Fingers' on account of...
Title from caption. Photograph of a small boat negotiating the Five Finger Rapids. Narrative in photo album reads: "Small boat in the Five Fingers going down stream."
Title taken from front. Man standing with women above Five Finger Rapids on Yukon River, Yukon Territory, on their way to Klondike gold fields. From verso: "Five Finger Rapids, Yukon River." Postcard. Original photograph size: 3 3/8" x 5 1/8".
Title from image. Postcard of three men shooting the Whitehorse Rapids near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. The postcard incorrectly states these rapids are located in Alaska. Narrative in photo album reads: "The lower end of Miles...